The most important education issue we’re not talking about this election; Public liberal arts colleges: You won’t find these schools on ESPN; New federal rules could make it easier to have student loans forgiven; ‘Will & Jane’: Making literary celebrity work for the humanities; U-Va. sought to kill alumni magazine article on campus sex assault. The story never ran.; Bankers ease rules on automatic student loan defaults; Higher education for the AI age: Let’s think about it before the machines do it for us; NYU president: High tuition causes ‘unacceptable financial strain’; Hear U-Va.’s ‘Jackie’ testify about Rolling Stone’s gang rape story; Harvard dining hall workers end strike; College costs rising faster than financial aid, report says; Kenneth Bone, civic engagement and weed: As the election looms, what college students are thinking; Milo speech at U-Md. canceled because security fee was too high; supporters call it censorship;   A higher education news blog   The most important education issue we’re not talking about this election How we arm students with the skills necessary to succeed in this economy — and not the economy of a half-century ago — is the education and economic issue we need to be discussing in this election. By Jeffrey J. Selingo  •  Read more » Public liberal arts colleges: You won’t find these schools on ESPN "A lot of students would thrive in a public liberal arts college," the University of Mary Washington's president said. "But they don't know what that means. We need to tell our story." By Nick Anderson  •  Read more »   New federal rules could make it easier to have student loans forgiven The regulations overhaul a statute that wipes away federal loans if a school used illegal or deceptive tactics to persuade students to borrow money for college. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   ‘Will & Jane’: Making literary celebrity work for the humanities Two English professors see lessons for academia in William Shakespeare-Jane Austen show. By Janine Barchas and Kristina Straub  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U-Va. sought to kill alumni magazine article on campus sex assault. The story never ran. As Rolling Stone magazine was working on a story about campus rape, U-Va. officials blocked interviews with administrators. They spoke to the alumni magazine, but U-Va. urged the independent publication to kill the story. By T. Rees Shapiro  •  Read more »   Bankers ease rules on automatic student loan defaults Private lenders are revising student loan contracts to ensure people are not placed in default when the co-signer of their loan dies or declares bankruptcy. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   Higher education for the AI age: Let’s think about it before the machines do it for us Northeastern University's president: We need to stop thinking of higher education as a once-in-a-lifetime event and more as a platform for lifelong learning. By Joseph E. Aoun  •  Read more »   NYU president: High tuition causes ‘unacceptable financial strain’ Andrew Hamilton wants to limit price hikes at a school that charges $66,000 a year. By Nick Anderson  •  Read more »   Hear U-Va.’s ‘Jackie’ testify about Rolling Stone’s gang rape story The U-Va. student's deposition, played in open court, shows that she stands by her account to Rolling Stone but has memory loss related to her alleged assault. By T. Rees Shapiro  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Harvard dining hall workers end strike Harvard's first strike in 33 years ended Wednesday after union workers voted in favor of a new contract By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   Harvard soccer team member’s sexually explicit ‘scouting report’ ranked female players A member of the 2012 men's squad wrote and shared a nine-page report ranking women's soccer recruits' sexual attractiveness, the Harvard Crimson reported. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   College costs rising faster than financial aid, report says Still, undergraduates are taking on less debt to pay for higher education, according to the College Board. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   Kenneth Bone, civic engagement and weed: As the election looms, what college students are thinking College newspapers offer a lens on what's on students' minds as many anticipate their first opportunity to cast a vote. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Milo speech at U-Md. canceled because security fee was too high; supporters call it censorship "Terps for Trump” said they were told the cost for hosting a controversial speaker, Milo Yiannopoulos, would be thousands of dollars more than they had planned. Milo, and others, criticized the late move as "fee censorship." By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Opinions Thought-provoking opinions and commentary, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Grade Point:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Grade Point or because it is included in your subscription. 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