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Federal Government Investigating Student Loan Servicers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating the companies that manage federal student loans, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday...
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New State-Funded N.C. Distinguished Professorships Will Be Limited to STEM

Recently passed legislation cuts off future humanities scholars from a long-running program that provides higher pay.

Putting the Public Back in Policy: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Marjan H. Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns...
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What Kind of Welcome?

Nearly all students want choice in some of the orientation sessions they’ll attend, according to a new Student Voice survey. Topics of interest include internships and career planning, mental health, time management, and study skills.

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Merger Divergence

Two newly consolidated institutions in Pennsylvania saw opposite enrollment trends this fall, raising questions about the link between mergers and head count.

Online Statements Threaten Cornell’s Jewish Students

A series of “horrendous, antisemitic messages” threatening violence to Jewish students at Cornell University were posted on an independent discussion...
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Multiple Measures, Better Outcomes

A study of tens of thousands of community college students over four and a half years shows placing students in college-level courses using multiple measures boosts academic outcomes.

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Opinion

Stop Undervaluing For-Profit Online Degrees

Next time you scoff at a degree from a for-profit online college, ask yourself why, exactly—and whom you’re hurting, L. Roxanne Russell writes.