Week in Review

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Nelnet Inc., GMAC Bank and EduCap Inc. were among seven student-loan companies that settled with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over allegedly deceptive marketing.

The companies agreed to new standards that ban solicitations designed to look like they were from the government; prohibit advertising interest rates unavailable to most of …

Opinions on the impact of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s investigation into the student loan industry (which reared its head again Tuesday — see related article) vary widely. Supporters champion it as having shined a light on sleazy practices in which some lenders and colleges engaged, and as ultimately helping …

Students at colleges and universities using eCollege now have seamless access to audio, video and other online class resources, under the terms of an agreement with Cdigix, the leading provider of ric

Indiana Business College, its name notwithstanding, plans to open a campus in Columbus, Ohio.

Laureate Education, Inc. has named Neal Cohen president and chief operating officer. He will report directly to Douglas Becker, chairman and chief executive officer of Laureate Education.

As classes resume this fall, nearly 2 million college students will be attending school without leaving home.

Education stocks are considered a safe play in a bad economy, the theory being that laid-off workers will head back to school to learn new skills and fill in the hours between job applications.

The outlook is bleak for those fresh-faced college kids trying to get ahead because many of them will not be able to get student loans this year.

There’s a midlife crisis on college campuses according to a new nationwide workplace survey reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education, higher education’s prime source for information, news and job