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Opinion

What Grad Students Need: A Crash Course in Institutional Literacy

We’re preparing Ph.Ds. who lack basic knowledge about how universities work.

Apprenticeship is trending in the U.S., but it’s had similar moments before and failed to scale. Many experts think this time will be different.

The Apprentice: Why Higher Ed Is Leaning Into Earn-and-Learn

Colleges are facing “a perfect storm.” Is adding apprenticeship pathways a way through?

Campus images of the University of Alabama, Temple University, George Mason University and Kent State University.

Report: 41 Institutions Steered Low-Income Families to Loans

The New America report identifies institutions where a high rate of families who took out Parent PLUS loans are low-income.

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Opinion

The Challenges Rural Students Face After Admission

Since 2016, many colleges have stepped up recruitment of rural students—but do they know the academic, cultural and financial barriers many face after admission?

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Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Identity-Based Graduations

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has banned university-funded “identity-based Graduation Achievement Ceremonies,” the institution announced on its website. The...
A young female teacher communicates in American Sign Language with a student in a classroom.
Opinion

Closing a University, Saving a Special Program

When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.

Rümeysa Öztürk, a woman with glasses, a pink outfit and a white head covering, walks beside a group of people

Judge Ends Deportation Proceedings Against Öztürk

An immigration judge in Boston has terminated deportation proceedings for Rümeysa Öztürk, an international Ph.D. student from Turkey who is...
A male doctor wearing a face mask, white lab coat and blue gloves holds a dose of MMR vaccine in a syringe.

Measles Cases Spread on College Campuses

As the virus surges nationwide, experts say campuses are especially susceptible to outbreaks. Some institutions are already handling infections among their students.