Entries in On Campus by WGBH News

Price-conscious students are demanding a return on their college investment. On the next episode of On Campus Radio, we visit a public college in Indiana that’s buying a for-profit college chain to offer a more affordable degree online. Plus, a look at one private school south of Boston trying to stay viable.

Facing dwindling enrollment, Wheelock College has agreed to merge with Boston University. The two schools will become one beginning June of next year.

The Brookings Institution finds four in ten student loan borrowers who enrolled in 2004 could default on their loans within the next five years.

A new report says hiring practices in Massachusetts' bio-pharmaceutical industry have shifted in the last few years, requiring more candidates have 4-year degrees.

Republican lawmakers are rushing to pass a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax plan before Christmas. And with it, big changes for higher education – and how we pay for it.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for not forgiving the loans of former students at a for-profit college chain.

Governor Charlie Baker has announced a new program for adult residents in Massachusetts to take classes in advanced manufacturing at local vocational high schools.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced Monday General Electric, Microsoft and Partners Healthcare will partner with edX, an online learning platform developed by Harvard and MIT, to increase the number of students who earn degrees and certificates online.

A national survey out today estimates colleges experienced a slight drop in new international students this year.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Dan Golden's new book, Spy Schools, examines the links between domestic and foreign intelligence agencies and American universities. On Campus Radio talked to Golden about these connections and what they mean for the future of higher education.