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Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., arrives to conduct the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing.

Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Workforce Pell From Megabill

The decision shocked some higher ed lobbyists but is a win for critics of the plan.

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Wayne State Launches Prison Education Program

Starting this fall, two dozen Macomb Correctional Facility inmates will be eligible to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wayne State University.

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Graduate Programs Face a Federal Reckoning

Congress wants to significantly cut back on federal loans for grad students. That could decimate the highly profitable graduate degree market—and limit who has access to it.

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What Does It Mean to Redefine R-1?

Simplified metrics bring complicated consequences, G. Dale Wesson writes.

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Listen: Recognizing and Encouraging Military-Affiliated Students

In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, the University of Texas at San Antonio’s senior director of veteran and military affairs discusses ways to engage and support students connected to the military.

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Federal Cuts Put Institutional Aid at Risk

As colleges face mounting financial challenges, institutional aid budgets could take a significant hit, passing costs to students and undermining promising access initiatives.

A chart showing the average institutional tuition discout rate over from 2015-2025.

Tuition Discounting Hits Another High

NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records.

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Opinion

Downstream of the Ivies

Financial pressures at the nation’s wealthiest colleges could have cascading effects at less resourced institutions, Joseph E. Nyre writes.