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New Data Show How Students Fare After Graduate School
At 24 institutions, students have accumulated more than $25 million in interest five years into repayment, while at one university, balances grew by $289 million.
Report Proposes Focusing Pell Grant on Living Costs, Not Tuition
The Pell Grant should be redesigned to cover a student’s living costs instead of an institution’s tuition and fees, a...
Western Illinois Seesaws on Diversity Scholarship
Western Illinois University is reinstating scholarships for incoming students of color that it scrapped earlier this month in response to...
NCF Recruiting Bonuses Raise Legal Questions
New College of Florida interim president Richard Corcoran offered $5,000 bonuses to staff members who hit an enrollment target of...
Hawai‘i Community College Pays Ransom After Data Breach
In a rare move, a community college announced it has paid a ransom to hackers after data from roughly 28,000...
Program Launch: Virtual Reality Pilot Hones Students’ Public Speaking
A pilot program this year at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis uses virtual reality headsets to refine students’ speaking skills and presentation ability and to soothe communication anxiety.
President Soothes Student Stress with Stories
To support students’ mental health near finals at Hollins University, President Mary Dana Hinton created a bedtime stories event, reading to attendees from familiar children’s books over snacks.
UNC Board Changes Admissions, Hiring Policies on Race
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday to prohibit the institution from considering race...