A major overhaul to the federal student aid form delayed its launch at least two months. That means headaches for everyone from financial aid officers to applicants.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The new application is one piece of a broader overhaul of the student financial aid system that’s taking longer than initially planned.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The University of Kansas announced Friday that an instructor is no longer employed there after a video showed him “making a highly inappropriate comment in his classroom suggesting violence against individuals for their personal views.”| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
After years of a disciplinary procedure, the lightning-rod law professor accused of “incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic actions and statements” is now being punished.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
After a frustrating year of delays, the new federal aid application launched Dec. 30. But maintenance pauses, glitches and other obstacles have led to a rocky start.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
Colleges will not receive applicants’ federal aid information until March. They may be forced to push back commitment deadlines, and the delay could discourage low-income students from enrolling.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs