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In its first year of implementation, the new course structure—which replaces remedial classes with credit-bearing support sessions—has increased the passing rate for entry-level math by nearly 400 percent.

The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.

Nearly eight million borrowers remain in limbo following the court’s decision Wednesday.

Critics say a directive to make federally funded research immediately free to the public could violate authors’ copyrights. It could also disrupt the $19 billion academic publishing industry.

Nationally, completed applications from high school seniors are down by about 9.5 percent. A federal funding boost has helped some states over the summer—but only so much.

STEM students vote at lower rates than college students over all. Experts say that connecting their course material to what’s on the ballot can help.

Proposed federal regulations have institutions and higher ed groups worried about time and financial burdens.