Admissions

Two years ago, officials with the Apollo Group, the parent company of the giant for-profit chain the University of Phoenix, scored a coup. Someone at the U.S. Education Department sent them a set of documents that outlined the entire legal strategy of a pair of whistleblowers who were…

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Financial Aid Directors & Education Dept Official Placed on Administrative Leave

All three financial aid directors under investigation regarding student loan company stock ownership, as identified by the New America Foundation, have been placed…

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Limited Impact of Merit Scholarships on Enrollment

A new study conducted by James Monk at the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute found the correlation between merit scholarships and higher yields of targeted students at private colleges may be

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Goodbye, Affirmative Action. Hello, ____?

According to a new report, many state programs in Michigan may be in conflict with the recently enacted Proposal 2, which eliminated affirmative action practices in higher education and business. The Michigan…

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It's bad enough having to take out large federal student loans to go to college. It's even worse if federal loans aren't enough, and you need to take out private loans too. But it's utterly tragic if you take on all that debt and then find out that you have…

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Minority Admissions Rate Plummets at University of Michigan

Minority admissions to the University of Michigan dropped significantly after Proposition 2, the state's ban on affirmative action, went into effect in early January. According to admissions…

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Colleges Offering a Wider Variety of Early Admissions Options

Most colleges are not following the lead of Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia in ending binding early admissions. According to a Wall Street Journal article,…

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Congress to Freeze Education Spending, Eliminate Academic Research Earmarks, and Halt Potential $100 Pell Increase

The incoming Chairmen of the Congressional Appropriations Committees announced that they will freeze federal education spending for Fiscal Year 2007 at last…

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Activist Outlines Plan to End Affirmative Action

Former California Regent Ward Connerly is predicting the end of affirmative action and race-based preferences. Connerly contends that an "anti-affirmative action wave [is] washing over America" following the victory of Michigan's…

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Higher-Education Segregation Lawsuit in Alabama Nears Settlement

A 25-year old lawsuit against the state of Alabama involving segregation in the state's higher education system could end in a month, according to the plaintiffs' attorney. A federal judge has…

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