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Could a Per-Student Tax Alleviate a College Town’s Budget Challenges?

The University of Delaware owns nearly 35 percent of the untaxed property in Newark but is exempt from paying property taxes. City officials want to tax the university $50 per student, per semester.

University of Michigan Halts Offers to Sell Student Data to Train AI

The University of Michigan said it asked one of its vendors to stop work, following an offer on social media...
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College Leaders Crack Down on Student Protests

MIT, Stanford and Brown have taken tougher steps to restrict and punish student protesters, prompting criticism by free speech advocates and the demonstrators themselves.

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What Helps Students Feel Like They Belong?

Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups.

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A Crash Course in Innovation and Design

Bryant University’s three-day IDEA program gives first-year students hands-on learning experience across disciplines alongside older peers and campus leaders to promote creative thinking and problem-solving. The experience now has a focus on student well-being as well as a live panel for students to pitch solutions.

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With Harvard Subpoena, Congress Sends Higher Ed a Message

The information demands escalate a brewing battle between Congress and Harvard that some experts worry could undermine higher education more broadly.

Assessing Boys’ and Girls’ Potential in Chess: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Andrei Cimpian, professor of psychology at New York University, explores one example of how women...
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Cutting Off Qatar

Texas A&M’s Board of Regents voted to shutter its long-standing, hugely profitable branch campus in the Gulf country. Are accusations of Hamas ties to blame?