On Campus Blog

Martha Kanter, Top Obama Higher Education Official, Resigns Martha Kanter, an Obama administration education undersecretary, is preparing to step down, according to an email obtained by The Huffington Post. (The Huffington Post via NAICU) More universities use search firms to find leaders Two of every three presidential searches are aided by firms. That has grown considerably…
Why it’s OK to be a boomerang child now
Chelsea Petree, assistant director of the Parent Program at the University of Minnesota, tells the Star Tribune that it’s no longer a bad thing to be a boomerang child who lives with Mom and Dad after graduation: “Graduates and their parents report this is their plan — it’s not a default or a worst-case-scenario. The…
When Philosophy Meets Psychiatry With its battered desks, fluorescent lights and interactive whiteboard, this could be a class in any university philosophy department. But this is a class with a difference. (The New York Times) Coaches seek balance on team social media policies  Many athletic departments have implemented social policies to avoid embarrassing situations. While…
Why financial aid can’t solve financial concerns for some students
Macalester College student Marissa Heim tells the Twin Cities Daily Planet how the college’s generous financial aid hasn’t kept her from worrying about the future — and her studies: “The cost has affected my considerations of a major. I still don’t know what I want to major in, but my thought process has changed a…
Sallie Mae to Be Accused of Overcharging Military Personnel on Loans The lending corporation said that federal regulators would accuse it of overcharging military personnel for interest on student loans. (The New York Times) Medical Students Head to Eastern Europe Doctors, dentists and pharmacists with degrees from accredited universities in Eastern Europe may practice almost anywhere within the European…
State attorney general asking questions about Globe/MSB
Statements by two former Globe University / Minnesota School of Business employees suggest the school may be one of the for-profit colleges that state Attorney General Lori Swanson has said she’s investigating. Earlier this week in a Washington County courtroom, former Globe/MSB dean Heidi Weber — who has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her old…