Federal judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Columbia and other universities coordinated on financial aid

Court finds allegations insufficient

Role of the college board

Universities decline comment

Congressional attention

Previous scrutiny of Columbia’s financial aid practices

Legal standards under the Sherman Act

Next steps for plaintiffs

(With inputs from the Columbia Spectator’s report.)

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit claiming Columbia University, dozens of other private universities, and the College Board coordinated to inflate tuition costs for students from divorced families. According to the Columbia Spectator, Maxwell Hansen, a student at Boston University, and Eileen Chang, a former student at Cornell U

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