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Student Spending on Course Materials Falls to Decade Low
Average annual spending on college course materials fell to a decade low of $285 in the 2022–23 academic year, Student...
Foxx Introduces Bill to Improve Student Loan Repayment
House Republicans’ latest plan to improve the student loan system focuses on helping defaulted borrowers get back on track and...
Behind the Curtain of Pay-to-Join Freshman Facebook Groups
Freshmen who want to connect with their fellow students can join unofficial college Facebook groups dedicated to finding roommates and sharing advice—for a fee.
Striking U of Washington Postdocs, Scientists Reach Tentative Deal
University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists and engineers announced Thursday that they have paused their strike after reaching...
Success Program Launch: Success Center for a Commuter Campus
The University of Houston Downtown’s Gator Success Institute will join student support resources into one department and implement seven success initiatives—including degree maps, bilingual programming for parents and employee mentorships.
Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise
The Tennessee college-going rate, the share of high school graduates who enrolled in college immediately after graduation, rose for the...
Music’s Role in Developing Listening Skills: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Gena R. Greher, professor of music and music education at the University of Massachusetts at...
Opinion
We Can Say the Word ‘Fat’
Most of us in academe would rather ignore the needs of marginalized people than recognize antifat biases, but we must do better, writes Kallie Menard.