Our priority is to ensure that Congress doesn’t allow federal student loan interest rates to double on July 1.

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MAY 22, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to improve the management of its Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, which provides benefits to veterans who pursue a higher education, by cutting down …

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MAY 22, 2013.  President Obama promised on Wednesday to veto legislation, currently pending in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, that would prevent interest rates from doubling on some federal student loans by switching to a …

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MAY 22, 2013.  The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities said on Wednesday it had received word that the U.S. Department of Education has elected not to appeal a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked key …

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  Coursera and edX, the two major providers of massive open online courses, continue to partner with more institutions. On Tuesday, edX, a nonprofit started with money from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of …

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  NAFSA: Association of International Educators has issued an update to its members regarding new procedures in place to verify Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status at border checkpoints. NAFSA reports that the U.S. Department …

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  Since the Education Department changed its underwriting standards for loans to students’ parents in 2011, 400,000 parents have been denied the loans. The denials have fallen disproportionately on historically black colleges and universities, whose leaders pleaded …

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  Although the Affordable Care Act is intended to increase access to health insurance, a growing number of community colleges have been moving in the opposite direction by cutting adjuncts’ hours and, consequently, their eligibility for coverage. …

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  The idea of creating a second tier of tuition for California’s community colleges is as resilient as it is controversial. For the third time in recent years, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow …

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