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Earnings Test Gets Mixed Reviews in Public Comments

Representatives for religious colleges and beauty schools argued the metric could have devastating consequences for their institutions. Others say accountability is necessary.

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Why Advocates Want a $200 Increase to the Pell Grant

Higher ed groups say the grant has lost purchasing power amid inflation. But getting any increase through Congress will be a hard sell as lawmakers grapple with the program’s $17 million shortfall.

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Rural Opportunity Through Apprenticeship

From special education classrooms in rural Missouri to manufacturing plants in central New York, apprenticeship programs and their higher ed partners are helping workers earn while they learn, fill critical labor shortages and build careers close to home.

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Opinion

The Ph.D. Is Not a Pit Stop for Creative Writers

Don’t do a Ph.D. program because you want to work on your novel.

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Opinion

The End of the Grad School Lifeline?

With new loan limits, graduate school may no longer be the pathway out of underemployment it once was for many young adults.

View of the student life building at Florida International University, in Miami. FIU is the largest university in South Florida.

FIU Suspends 2 Students Over Racist Texts

Two former College Republican leaders at Florida International University who were involved in a group chat dubbed “Nazi Heaven” won’t...
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Specter of AI Haunts Class of 2026

Simmering student fear and anxiety over how artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the job market—and humanity—came to a boiling point during some commencement ceremonies this month.

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Oregon Considers Ending Free College

The state agency overseeing the promise program argues it hasn’t yielded the outcomes they hoped for. But community college advocates aren’t ready to see it end.