confronting cost

Thousands of students who attended what was once one of this country's largest for-profit colleges now have a clear path to debt relief. The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced it will forgive federal student loans for many students who enrolled at Corinthian Colleges.

Former Bridgewater State University president Dana Mohler-Faria is forfeiting his salary as a consultant to the university and will instead volunteer his time. The announcement comes days after Mohler-Faria came under fire for cashing out nearly $270,000 in unused sick and vacation days.

Former Bridgewater State University president Dana Mohler-Faria is under investigation by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for allegedly cashing out more than $269,000 in accrued sick time.

Ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday primaries, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is pushing his plan to make college more affordable. But how much power does the president actually have to control college costs?

In an attempt to burnish its brand, the University of Phoenix released a new set of TV ads this week. The marketing campaign comes days after private investors purchased the for-profit giant for a cool $1 billion.

A new study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce finds that black college students often choose majors -- like Education, Sociology and Psychology -- that lead to low-paying jobs. 

The U.S. Education Department is creating a new office to protect federal student loan borrowers and to investigate scams in higher education. It sounds like something out of a Law & Order episode: the Student Aid Enforcement Unit. Among other things, the $13.6 million unit will probe schools that lie to prospective students about their graduation and job rates.

It's become something of an annual tradition: for the fourth time in five years, Suffolk University is moving to oust its president, Margaret McKenna, just eight months after she took the job. 

Thursday’s Republican debate offered candidates another chance to tackle a big issue that’s been monopolized by the Democrats: how to rein in the dauntingly high cost of going to college. In every Democratic debate, the candidates have talked at length about how to grapple with the rising cost of higher education. So where do all the candidates stand on the issue?

As students are increasingly stressed about their finances, debt-free college is all the rage. Politicians are using the concept as an attractive campaign platform, but critics say it makes more sense in theory than in practice.