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Congressional Deal Would Give Higher Ed $23B
Deal would also simplify FAFSA and let more prisoners get Pell Grants. And $1.3 billion in loans to Black colleges would be forgiven.
Deciding Under the Influence
College students shouldn’t be forced to choose between their success and their safety, contends Brian Sayler.
Few Positives in Final Fall Enrollment Numbers
Community colleges saw the largest enrollment declines this fall. Matriculation by first-time freshmen also fell sharply.
Supreme Court Takes on College Athlete Pay
The country's highest court will consider whether NCAA rules limiting education-related financial aid to college athletes violate federal law. The anticipated ruling could have broader implications on how the NCAA defines amateurism in intercollegiate athletics.
Lessons Learned
A new survey suggests more colleges incorporated testing for COVID-19 as the fall semester went on. Colleges that did not cited a lack of human resources, among other challenges.
The College Contact Tracers on the Offensive
Contact tracing isn't a new profession. But it is new for most colleges.
The Death and Life of an Admissions Algorithm
U of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in computer science. Critics say the system exacerbates existing inequality in the field.
Advising in the Time of COVID
The ABCs of successful advising both before, during and after the pandemic are actually the LRCs: listen, respect and care. That’s according to new data from the National Survey of Student Engagement.