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David Flory, FDU physics professor and alleged promoter of prostitution (photo from theflorys.org)   I usually keep the gossip-loving side of me under wraps at work. Today, though, in between researching student retention rates an...

Korean SWAT team members show what they're made of at exercises in Seoul. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) Okay, you know how I’ve been telling you not to default on your student loans? I keep saying boring stuff like “It w...

President Barack Obama greets graduating students before the Booker T. Washington High School graduation ceremony May 16, 2011 in Memphis, Tennessee. Obama thinks college is valuable -- he wants the United States to become the best-educated nation...

My job is, frankly, not always terribly exciting. I start the day reading newsletters, press releases, and my Twitter feed to see what’s going on in higher education. Often — okay, usually — this is dry data about graduation rate...

  Here at EducationOption.com, we’ve written a fair amount about for-profit schools, which are often seen to be a drain on the taxpayer. A recent study, “Who Wins? Who Pays?,” takes a different tack by looking at taxpaye...

Kevin Quinn, Vice President, Prism Education Group     Don’t tell Cheryl Tao the proposed U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment rule will be good for veterans. Especially for veterans’ families, lik...

This is graduation season, when colleges all over the country give honorary degrees to luminaries who, in turn, attend commencement ceremonies and speak to graduates.   A simple enough transaction, perhaps — except when it isn’t.   T...

I’ve been compiling a list of the articles I’d like to post so I can start looking for experts to write them. What information would be most helpful to you? Do you need general articles about picking a school, the application process, ...

I've been posting stories about Mark Kantrowitz's take on the finances of attending a community college (see here and here). When I got to work this morning, I found a wonderfully thoughtful email from someone who taught at a community college ...

There’s been a lot of emphasis on the importance of two-year schools in recent months. The buzz began last October, when President Obama convened a White House summit on community colleges.   “They may not get the credit they deser...