Financial and enrollment woes at schools like the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have led to a scramble for fixes, such as dropping longstanding liberal arts degrees.
The federal agency is relaxing rules to make it easier for some families to provide proof of their income so students can access Pell grants, student loans, parent PLUS loans and other forms of federal financial aid.
As bar-exam pass rates fall, an American Bar Association panel wants law schools to require 75% of a given school’s test takers to pass the bar within two years of graduation—or that school will risk losing accreditation.
A UNC Board of Governors committee will propose a plan by March 15, but it’s unclear whether UNC-Chapel Hill faculty or administrators will be involved in deliberations.
UNC-Chapel Hill has announced an expansion of its C-STEP transfer program for community college students, adding new partnerships with Guilford Technical and Central Piedmont community colleges.
Can “light-touch, targeted feedback” to students via email improve their perceptions of and performance in a class? New research says in some cases the answer is yes.
John Engler’s comments, the latest in a series of insensitive remarks, are “ill advised and not helpful,” says the chairwoman of the university’s board.