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The South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.

UNC, Virginia Tech to Partner With Defense on Senior Leadership

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech will host a fellowship for senior military officers after...
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DOJ Takes Aim at UC San Diego Med School’s Use of Hardship in Admissions

The University of California at San Diego’s medical school discriminated on the basis of race in admissions decisions over the...
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Loan Caps Lawsuit Will Last Until December—at the Earliest

One of several lawsuits challenging the Education Department’s plans to implement new loan limits on graduate students will run until...
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To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology

Last week, the University of Chicago Law School announced a ban on laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom. The goal is to help students develop critical oral argument skills, which AI likely won’t take over from human lawyers any time soon.

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Opinion

Looking Good on Paper Won’t Cut It in Job Searches Anymore

If it ever did. Graduate students and postdocs should lean into their human skills in order to achieve their long-term career goals.

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ED Encouraged Institutions to Limit Graduate Loans. They Don’t Want To.

Colleges are debating whether they should limit lending to students in certain programs that are currently considered “professional” by the Education Department.

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After the ‘Edupocalypse,’ What Next?

The policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are just part of the poly-crises hitting higher ed, says legal scholar Peter Lake. He argues the sector could emerge more ambitious and advanced as a result.

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Opinion

We Know the Ph.D. Job Market Is Broken

Do we know what could help?