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‘Good but Slow Start’ for a New Pathway to Student Loan Discharges

A year after the Biden administration announced a new system to provide student debt relief via bankruptcy, the process remains clunky and mired in uncertainty for borrowers—while government officials say it’s been a success.

3 Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont

Three college students of Palestinian descent were shot Saturday night in Burlington, Vt., VTDigger reported. Two are in stable condition...

Can Important Unions Collapse and Disappear? Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, revisits...
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A ‘Game Changer’ for Research, Reputations of ‘Emerging’ Texas Universities

A new $3.9 billion endowment to support four public universities will boost research and innovation and, state officials hope, attract top faculty members and students.

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Survey: Trends in Student Persistence, From Students

New insights from tech company EdSights use data from chatbot text messages to understand the factors that impact student persistence throughout the academic year.

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Black Scientists With STEM Ph.D.s Face Deep Disparities

A new report finds they disproportionately carry large amounts of student loan debt, among other disparities faced by STEM doctoral grads of color.

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Affirmative Action Is Dead. How About Reparations?

As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions.

An AI Playbook for Improving College Completion

Complete College America released a playbook and equity paper detailing AI’s potential use in scaling and achieving a degree.