Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order

Education Department Reopens Income-Driven Repayment Plan Applications

The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which...
A photo illustration of Sweet Briar's campus and students.

How Sweet Briar College Defied the Odds of Closure

A decade ago, administrators tried to shutter the small women’s college in Virginia, but devoted alumnae fought back and prevailed. Thanks to them, it’s still standing. 

Person holding a FAFSA form in front of a shredder.

Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?

The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.

A collage of images showing students working in a group, scientific research and world travel.

Fulbrighters in Flux

Some foreign Fulbright students are still waiting to hear about their visas for next academic year while applicants remain in the dark about their status.

Philadelphia Community College Averts a Strike

The Community College of Philadelphia reached a tentative agreement with its faculty and staff union, staving off an impending strike...
Young professional sits stressed working at a desk.

Delivering Career Wellness Education for Student Thriving

An intervention from the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison helps students preserve well-being and self-development throughout their career.

Photo illustration: Yale University campus with arrows going toward University of Toronto campus.

Outspoken Fascism Scholars Leave Yale for Canada

Jason Stanley, decrying Columbia University’s capitulation to the federal government, is leaving for the University of Toronto. So is Marci Shore, who said she fears “civil war.” Timothy Snyder says his motivations were largely personal.

A student in her graduation robe holds her child, who is wearing her mortarboard.

Parenting Student Supports Aid Retention, Credit Completion

An analysis of Austin Community College’s Parenting Students Project reveals the impact of financial aid and case management for parenting students’ success.