Michael Vasquez
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Washington, DC, United States
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Controversial Online-Program Manager Loses Another College Partner
Ohio’s Central State University is stepping away from the Student Resource Center’s “free college” program. → Read More
A College’s Explosive Online Growth Drew Scrutiny. Now the Feds Are Stepping In.
Eastern Gateway Community College is accused of improperly tapping financial-aid dollars to extend a free education to students who did not qualify for the funds. → Read More
‘They Didn’t Care’: Inside One University’s Sputtering Online Partnership With 2U
Arcadia University, in Pennsylvania, worked with the online program manager to start a hybrid physician-assistant program. It didn’t go well. → Read More
Lapse in GI Benefits Highlights a Rocky Start for U. of Arizona’s Online Campus
The University of Arizona Global Campus is hitting some regulatory and financial roadblocks. → Read More
More College Owners Could Be ‘On the Hook’ for Repayment Under New Education Dept. Policy
Aiming at for-profit colleges, a new Biden administration policy looks to protect taxpayers from the cost of loan forgiveness in the event of closure or fraud. → Read More
Days After Settling a Lawsuit, a Texas College Ousts Another Outspoken Professor
Michael Phillips says he’s losing his job for suggesting to students they should wear masks to class. → Read More
Collin College Will Pay Ousted Professor $70,000 Plus Fees in Free-Speech Case
The professor, Lora Burnett, said the college had fired her for “mean tweets.” The college admitted no fault and said settling was an attempt to “resolve this litigation expeditiously.” → Read More
Online Program Management Firms Are Thriving. And These Democrats Want Answers.
Three Democratic senators sent a letter Friday asking eight OPM companies for details about their operations. → Read More
A College Found Explosive Growth Through Its Online Programs. Now Its Accreditor Has Put It on Probation.
Eastern Gateway, in Ohio, was faulted for unchecked growth, without a strong commitment to maintaining academic standards. → Read More
3 U. of Florida Experts Couldn’t Testify on a Voting-Rights Law. This Professor Had No Trouble.
Republicans defending the restrictive law at the center of the controversy rocking the state’s flagship hired a Florida International University professor to testify about it. His university signed off without issue. → Read More
‘We Crossed Many Lines’
Led by Susan Rice’s son, the Stanford College Republicans now specialize in personal attacks. The university is facing demands to rein them in. → Read More
After Controversial Faculty Firings, Collin College Trustees Will Face Voters
Three board members at the Texas community college have challengers this weekend. Their fate could be determined by perceptions of the college’s controversial president, H. Neil Matkin. → Read More
‘That Man Makes Me Crazy’
How one college president shattered norms, played down the pandemic, and sent his faculty critics packing. → Read More
Fired for Tweeting? A Professor Says She Was Cut Loose in Retaliation
Collin College, in Texas, has pushed out a third academic for questionable reasons — the latest in a string of firings that faculty members say are evidence of a hostile work environment. → Read More
‘The Cops Won’t Touch Me’: Student Who Joined Capitol Mob Faces Federal Charges
Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election became a call to action for a 31-year-old Gallaudet University student. → Read More
With Covid Cases High, U. of Florida Expands In-Person Classes Sixfold
Faculty members criticize “inherently risky” protocols and charge that they were excluded from spring planning. → Read More
With Control of the U.S. Senate on the Line, Young Georgians Could Be Key
College-age voters helped flip the state blue in November. Will they turn out for Tuesday’s runoffs? → Read More
After Biden Is Sworn In, Does Student-Debt Relief Come Next?
An idea that was once a rallying cry of activists enters the political mainstream. → Read More
Joe Biden Won. Here’s What Higher Ed Can Expect.
Tuition-free college, student-debt relief, and reversals of several Trump-administration policies are high on the agenda. But a likely Republican Senate could stymie some of those plans. → Read More
Student Voting in 2020: ‘Weird Is Probably an Understatement’
Chronicle reporters in three battleground states found campus polling sites quietly efficient on Election Day — a result of strong early voting by politically engaged students. → Read More