Ethics and Ethical Professional Conduct

After months of silence on student loans, Cuomo announces another settlement, unveils new code of conduct, and warns Congress not to dally on Higher Education Act reforms.

"Government investigations into alleged conflicts of interest in student-aid programs continue and now have widened to include study-abroad programs. It seems as if almost every day we read news reports concerning possible questionable practices by colleges and universities. What's happening, what might come next, and how should institutions be handling such issues? "

The EDUCAUSE Executive Officers discuss the issues of Conflict of interest and professional ethics in the wake of the student loan industry scandal.

As revelation after revelation about real and potential conflicts of interest wrongdoing has battered the student loan industry in recent months, college leaders and higher education groups have largely responded (when they have done so at all) by acknowledging problems — and proposing possible solutions — in and around financial aid offices.