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Helping Students and Staff as Inflation Soars
Aug 04, 2022
Some higher ed institutions are working to ease financial burdens on students and employees as the cost of food, gas and basic essentials continues to rise.

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Campuses try to alleviate student, staff inflation woes
August 4, 2022
Some higher ed institutions are working to ease financial burdens on students and employees as the cost of food, gas and basic essentials continues to rise.
Colleges and universities launch cannabis courses and programs
August 17, 2021
Higher ed institutions are increasingly launching courses and programs to train students for the cannabis industry and to demystify the science around the drug as more states legalize marijuana.
Justice Department Settles With Brown University Over Mental Health Leaves
August 12, 2021
In a settlement with Brown, the Justice Department affirms that students with mental health disabilities must be given equal access to higher education.
U of Illinois says goodbye to Proctorio
February 1, 2021
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says it won't work with Proctorio past this summer, citing "significant" accessibility concerns. Will other campuses be next?
Growing number of religious universities offer two-year degrees
August 23, 2017
A handful of religious universities are now offering two-year degrees, with a goal of work-force development and serving more low-income students.
Bard College faces liquidity (and strategy) questions
August 24, 2016
Bard College takes (another) ratings downgrade on liquidity concerns. Can leaders keep defying the conventional financial wisdom?
Report scrutinizes endowment spending on low-income students
August 4, 2016
A new report suggests wealthy institutions should spend more from their endowments to help low-income students, but many campus critics say it's not so simple.
University of Wisconsin ups its merit aid in an effort to better compete with peers
December 18, 2015
Historically, U of Wisconsin at Madison has minimized the use of non-need-based aid, but it is ending that restraint. The catch? Its top official doesn't really agree with the practice.
Aid follows tuition at the University of Dayton
August 10, 2015
Two years ago, U of Dayton promised students that when the sticker price went up, their aid would as well. So far, the strategy appears to be increasing retention and lowering student debt.
Report: Minority community college students denied access to federal loans
July 15, 2014
An advocacy group's new report shows that nearly a million community college students -- including a disproportionate share of underrepresented minorities -- lack access to federal student loan programs. 

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