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A Setback for Maine’s Free Community College Program

As Maine lawmakers hash out a new budget, the Legislature’s budget-writing committee has proposed discontinuing the state’s free college program.

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A Simple Tool Aims to Clarify College Cost

Economist Phil Levine developed his price calculator to help families understand the cost of a degree without deciphering complex aid formulas. Colleges are queuing up to use it.

Ep. 161: Higher Ed’s Struggling Workforce

Understanding the higher ed work environment and what it means for the future.

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Judge Waits to Rule on Trump’s Effort to Bar Harvard Foreign Students

A federal judge is expected to decide by next week whether to further prevent Trump from barring Harvard international students and researchers.

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Math Prerequisites a Barrier to Transfer Success

A recent report identifies the ways math requirements can impede community college students interested in transferring to a four-year college.

RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Vax Board Member Works at University

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, falsely said he named a doctor from...

Calling Out NIH for ‘Discrimination,’ Judge Orders Restoration of Canceled Grants

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore hundreds of research grants the...
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AAUP Report: Faculty Salaries Rise Again, Though Not to Pre-Pandemic High

An uptick in faculty average salary wasn’t enough to recover to 2019-level compensation. The gender pay gap also persists, along with low per-course compensation for part-timers.