Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much of the double-speak emanating from Washington can be attributed to terminology rather than purposeful deception. Such is the ...

A new law reclassifies certain health science graduate degrees as non-professional. This change is based on a lower student loan borrowing cap for these programs. The reclassification has caused ...

The American Institute of CPAs submitted a letter in response to the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to exclude accounting from its definition of "professional degree" programs, urging it to ...

“Don’t trip,” is what Aliyah Griffith was thinking as she walked across the Dean E. Smith Center stage in May 2025. It was her second time walking across the stage, after being the first Black student ...

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Conn chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. When I first heard about the federal changes to how professional degrees ...

FARGO — Nurses are still trying to get a pulse on the future of the profession. The U.S. Department of Education is considering reclassifying nursing degrees, a move that could have a major impact on ...

Doctoral education at the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School is entering a new chapter. With the launch of its Executive Doctorate in Business Administration, Miami Herbert is ...

From left: Dr. Carlos Hernandez, president; Dr. John Decman, program director; Dr. Kevin Badgett, dean of the College of Education; Dr. Bernie Cantens, executive vice president and provost. (Courtesy ...

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education made a list of graduate programs it considered “professional degrees.” Some nurses were outraged to see nursing programs weren’t on the list. The ...

Women now outnumber men in law, medical, veterinary and dental schools. The imbalance reflects a widening gap: Women earn 60% of bachelor’s degrees while male college enrollment has fallen nearly 4% ...