The Chronicle of Higher Education | Admissions & Student Aid

What Does $1-Trillion Mean? Maybe Not Much

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 EDT

Student-loan debt is in the spotlight, but what does the total amount outstanding really tell us?

Asian-Americans, the New Jews on Campus

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT

For the dearth of Asian-American college presidents, we can blame the same shameful mistake made twice.

Antioch Rises From the Ashes

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT

With no tuition, no accreditation, and a mostly empty campus, the college is making a slow and careful start.

Harvard by Lottery

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:01:00 EDT

Competition seems American. Luck doesn't. But it's time we call admissions to elite colleges what they are, and act accordingly.

Why Does Tuition Go Up? Because Taxpayer Support Goes Down

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT

It's that simple, writes a professor of management science and economics at the University of Iowa.

In California, Private Colleges Benefit From Public System's Shrinking Capacity

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:55:00 EDT

Most are reluctant to acknowledge that they benefit from the public colleges' woes. But benefit they do.

Hey, Students, Your Education Costs More Than You Think

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT

Hamilton College is one of a few campuses trying to make the delicate point that tuition and fees, even if they seem high, aren't covering costs.

Multiple Factors Fuel Growth in Transfers to 2-Year Colleges

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:55:00 EST

More transfer students are landing at community colleges. Some come in search of specialized job training. Personal, economic, and academic factors also play a role.

Teacher-Training Programs Win Concessions on Proposed Federal Rule

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST

Negotiators struck down a possibily precedent-setting system that would allow only "high quality" programs to award grants.

To Guide First-Generation Students, U. of Nebraska Reaches Into High Schools

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:02:00 EST

The program guarantees a full ride to participants who meet its high academic standards.

National Goals for College Education Depend on the States

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

For more than a decade, state-government support for higher education has been diminishing.

The Glossy Viewbook Loses Its Luster

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

Among a college's courtship materials, the expensive "coffee-table book" is giving way to newer strategies.

Vassar Gets It Wrong

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:40:00 EST

Why didn't it just admit the early-decision students who had been mistakenly told they got in? Because it's holding out for the Ivy rejects who can plump its ranking.

Birmingham-Southern's New Fund-Raising Chief Is Bullish on Its Future

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

Fortunately for the college, Ed Hand likes a challenge: He has to win the confidence of potential donors following a period of mismanagement.

The Marketer and His Mission

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

At the University of Dayton, Sundar Kumarasamy is remaking the rituals of recruitment.

Congress Would Raise NIH Spending and Maintain Maximum Pell Grant, but at a Cost

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

A vast bill would increase funds for the National Institutes of Health by 1 percent and maintain the top Pell Grant, but only by tightening restrictions on recipients.

One-Stop Shops for Student Services Aim to Eliminate Hassle

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST

When Virginia Commonwealth University combined several offices into one, it saved students a trip across the campus. But it's still hard to please everyone.

House Subcommittee Seeks More Ways to Shrink College Costs

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST

Democrats and Republicans differed on how to bring those costs down while ensuring the quality of higher education.

Protest Again Centers on Baruch College as CUNY Trustees Approve Tuition Increase

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:10:00 EST

About a thousand students, faculty members, and supporters chanted and marched in opposition to the rise in costs.

Secretary of Education Urges Colleges to Rein In Costs

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST

Arne Duncan plans to tell financial-aid administrators in a speech that institutions must increase productivity and take other steps to become more affordable.

At Baruch College, Tuition Protests End in Confrontation and Arrests

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:30:00 EST

Fifteen protesters were arrested after forcing their way into a campus building to try to reach a full hearing room and refusing to leave.

Deficit Supercommittee's Failure Triggers Steep Cuts for Education and Research

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:00:00 EST

Because of the impasse, the Education Department's budget could be slashed by more than $3.5-billion in 2013, says an advocacy group.

Senate Committee Reported Incorrect Data on For-Profit Veterans' Education Benefits

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:40:00 EDT

The panel erroneously used two years of data when it meant to use one, leading to exaggerated reports of how much money for-profit colleges collected.

Class of 2010 Graduates Who Borrowed Took Out an Estimated Average of $25,250 in Loans

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EDT

About two-thirds of 2010 graduates borrowed, the Project on Student Debt calculates, and the average level of debt continues to grow.

Disclosure Requirements for Colleges Are Often Ignored or Just Loosely Followed, Report Says

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EDT

Researchers posing as prospective students found that many institutions didn't offer requested data, even though failing to do so could risk their federal student-aid funds.

Start-Up's Approach to College Rankings Spurs Privacy Complaints

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT

Taking a cue from surveys of car buyers, a company plans ratings based on alumni satisfaction. But colleges are unhappy with the methods it used to find alumni.