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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a white woman with short hair wearing a suit, speaks at the White House press briefing room.

Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers

The ruling says the Education Department violated Congress’s instructions by adding criteria strictly limiting which degrees qualify for higher federal student loan borrowing caps.

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Persistence, Retention Among Black and Hispanic Freshmen Reach Decade Highs

While persistence and retention rates for the entering class of 2024 remained the same as the previous year, Black and Hispanic students saw slight increases in both, a new report finds.

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There Are Thousands of Brendan Sorsbys on College Campuses

With the spotlight on the former Texas Tech quarterback, higher ed has an opportunity to raise awareness of gambling risks for the entire student body.

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Opinion

Faculty Are Bringing Corporate Culture Into the Classroom

It’s not helping their students.

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Iowa’s Civics Center Has to Teach Thousands. It Currently Has One Professor.

State lawmakers said only the Center for Intellectual Freedom can offer required U.S. history and government courses at the University of Iowa. It may need to start hiring.

A photo illustration of the medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius, on a large sign being placed on top of an under-construction building.

The Medical School Boom

Dozens of new medical schools have opened over the past 25 years, and many more are in the works. Is it the answer to the national physician shortage?

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Prof. Fired for Palestinian Activism Should Be Reinstated, Arbitrator Says

An arbitrator ruled that Sang Hea Kil, a tenured San José State University professor who was fired in 2025 after...
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Whitman College Caps Tuition at 10% of Income

Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., announced Saturday that students will not pay more than 10 percent of their family’s...