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Boost for Community Colleges Means 1-Year Bust for Universities
New analysis of Oregon Promise tuition-free scholarship program found that it increased community college enrollment but decreased enrollment at four-year institutions in the first year, and that fewer first-generation and low-income students benefited financially than expected.
Dog Days in Dorms
Colleges see sharp increase in students who want emotional support animals to live with them. Administrators worry those students may not have a real need but want their pets as companions.
Academic Minute: Mass Hysteria
Today on the Academic Minute, Barry Markovsky, professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina, describes how looking at...
Colleges Face Growing Cybersecurity Threat
Cyberattacks on higher education institutions are on the rise, Moody’s Investors Service reports. The credit rating agency characterized cyberrisks for...
ACT Comes Out Against Adversity Index
ACT has come out against the new adversity score that the College Board will soon assign to students based on...
Oxford Will Admit More Disadvantaged Students
The University of Oxford, in Britain, has announced a series of new efforts to increase the number of disadvantaged students...
Duke Will Settle No-Poaching Suit for $54.5M
Duke University has agreed to pay $54.5 million to settle an antitrust suit charging that it agreed with the University...