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Roundup: Week of November 5 - November 9

November 9, 2007

More Questionable Spending Uncovered at PHEAA

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Mailbag: University of Phoenix

November 8, 2007

Readers comment on items weeks or even months after a post first appears, and we fear that some may miss valuable and interesting feedback. So from time to time, we at Higher Ed Watch are going to highlight moving, thoughtful, and sometimes incendiary comments that we have received on past posts.

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Questions Colleges Need to Answer

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  • Stephen Burd
November 7, 2007

With Congress providing a significant increase in Pell Grant aid, federal lawmakers have some pressing questions to ask colleges about how they spend their institutional aid dollars.

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At Boston College, Blurring the Student-Athlete-Professional Line

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  • Lindsey Luebchow
November 6, 2007

Last week, we highlighted a couple of big-time college football teams struggling on the field but excelling in the classroom. We suggested it might be difficult, if not impossible, for teams to maintain stellar athletic and academic records given the time constraints and pressures on student-athletes. Are there examples of big-time football schools that are having both athletic and academic success this season?

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Roundup: Week of October 29 - November 2

November 2, 2007

Ed Dept. Asks for Details on Lender Relationships From 55 Schools; Releases Final Regulations

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In Nebraska, As in the Classroom Might Get You Fired

  • By
  • Lindsey Luebchow
October 31, 2007

Two weeks ago, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln fired its athletic director, Steve Pederson, after the football team started the season 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12 conference. Following three more losses, Nebraskas perennially dominant football team has now been outscored 150 to 59 by Big 12 opponents in its past four games.

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Forked Tongue

October 29, 2007

When it comes to private student loans, loan giant Sallie Mae speaks out of both sides of its mouth. Case in point: Sallie Mae officials say they go out of their way to persuade students to exhaust their federal student loan eligibility before taking out more costly private loans. Not exactly.

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Roundup: Week of October 22 - October 26

October 26, 2007

Senate Prepares to Fight Bush on Labor, HHS, Ed Bill

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Private Loan Volume

  • By
  • Stephen Burd
October 25, 2007

The growth in private student loan borrowing slowed considerably last year according to the College Board, but thats hardly reason to celebrate.

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Flawed Reasoning on Endowments

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  • Benjamin Miller
October 24, 2007

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has followed the lead of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) in pushing colleges and universities to make greater use of their endowments echoing a proposal of the New America Foundation. Needless to say, associations representing wealthy colleges have not reacted favorably.

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