Molly Hensley-Clancy
Betsy DeVos Says Her "Heart" Is With DREAMers, After Days Of Silence On DACA
"We are a nation of compassion, and we are also a nation of laws," DeVos said in an interview Friday. She went days without commenting on the issue, which affects tens of thousands of American students.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
American Colleges Say They'll Fight For DREAMers After Trump's Decision
“There hasn’t been a single college that has said, ‘I won’t stand beside these students.'"
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Betsy DeVos's Hiring Of A Former For-Profit College Dean To Head Fraud Unit Spurs Anger
"This is a joke, right?"
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Facebook Ditched The Red Cross For Hurricane Harvey Relief
Facebook, which partnered with the Red Cross during past disasters, is now steering users to donate to a little-known charity called the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Another Giant Student Loan Company Screwed Borrowers, Lawsuit Claims
The Massachusetts attorney general says FedLoan Servicing's mistakes systematically hurt teachers and other public servants.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Penn State Says "Richard Spencer Is Not Welcome At This Campus"
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer says he's "considering legal action" against the schools.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
White Nationalists Are The New Face Of Campus Free Speech
After white supremacists brought chaos to UVA’s campus in Charlottesville, colleges across the country have tried to block them. Free speech advocates are worried about what that might mean.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Trump Says He Disbanded Two Major Business Councils — Just As They Were Falling Apart
The president said in a tweet that he is ending both his Manufacturing Council and his Strategic and Policy Forum.
Venessa Wong
Eleven Prominent Leaders Have Now Resigned From Trump's Council
A cascade of resignations on Wednesday followed a press conference in which Trump defended white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
Venessa Wong
More Chinese Students Are Coming To US High Schools To Get Into American Colleges
The number of Chinese students studying in American high schools jumped up 48% since 2013. Many are hoping to stay in the US for college.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Trump's Student-Loan Plan Could Be A Great Deal For Undergrads
A new study from the Brookings Institution suggests that undergraduates could stand to save thousands of dollars under Trump's plan. Graduate students, however, will pay more, while poorer students could have higher debt levels at graduation.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
How The For-Profit College Art Institutes Found A Savior With Christian Roots
The Dream Center Foundation, a nonprofit with many ties to communities of faith, is seeking to buy the for-profit EDMC — parent company of the Art Institutes.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
The Justice Department Wants To Investigate Discrimination Against Asian College Applicants
In a statement Wednesday, a DOJ spokesperson said a New York Times story alleging the department was planning to sue colleges over discrimination against white students was "inaccurate."
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Troubled Colleges Rebrand Under Faux-Latin Names
Everest College is now "Altierus." DeVry Education Group is now "Adtalem."
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Colleges All Across The US Are Closing At An Accelerated Rate
Many more closures may be yet to come.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Betsy DeVos Wants To “Quickly” Change The Way The Government Treats Campus Sexual Assault
On Thursday, the education secretary signaled a significant change in policy from the previous administration.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Trump's Immigration Talk Hasn't Deterred International Students
New data shows foreign students haven't altered their plans to study at US colleges in the wake of Trump's hardline immigration talk.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
18 States Are Suing Betsy DeVos Over For-Profit College Rules
The Trump administration has "sided with for-profit school executives against students," one state attorney general said when announcing the lawsuit.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Isn't Working, Watchdog Says
A new report says thousands of borrowers have struggled to take advantage of the program. President Trump has proposed scrapping it entirely.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
Betsy DeVos Picked A Student Loan CEO To Run The Student Loan System
A. Wayne Johnson runs a company that originates and refinances private student loans, but that wasn't mentioned when the Education Department announced his new gig.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
