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Education Department Will Reprocess 20 Percent of FAFSAs
In a reversal, the Education Department will now reprocess student aid applications that were affected by a recent calculation error...
Report: How Colleges Can Contribute to Rural Pathways for Careers
New research from Jobs for the Future identifies strategies higher ed leaders can implement to help learners from rural communities pursue postsecondary education and higher earning opportunities.
Alternative Spring Break: Hygge, Happiness and Sustainability
A group of first-year students at the College of Charleston recently returned from a spring-break trip to Denmark, where they studied how personal and environmental sustainability intersect.
Learning Behind Bars: The Shifting Fortunes of Prison Education
While U.S. prison-reform advocates celebrate reversal of a 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales say government inaction has stalled progress.
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on ‘FAFSA Fail’
House lawmakers will examine how the botched roll-out of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) has affected...
How Minutes of Darkness Can Affect the Environment: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse Week: Daniel Beverly, postdoctoral researcher at the O’Neill...
UT Austin Closes Former DEI Division
The University of Texas at Austin is shutting down the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (DCCE)—previously known as the...
States Bristle at Cardona Plea to Push Aid Deadlines
Many local officials say they’ll do what’s right for students, but note that pushing the deadline back too far could have its own unintended consequences.