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A group of University of Austin students in blue robes stand on stairs behind faculty and Texas governor Greg Abbott.

University of Austin Enters Its First Academic Year

The newly minted, hotly debated university, founded by some vocal conservative figures, opened the doors to it first cohort of freshmen.

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Can AI Help a Student Get Into Stanford or Yale?

Two entrepreneurial Stanford students fed hundreds of essays—both high and low quality—into an AI model to train it on what top-tier colleges look for in admissions essays. 

Students gather outside to protest

Listen: The Role of Belonging in Campus Conflict, Protests

In the latest Voices of Student Success episode, learn about how the University of South Carolina used professional development and a first-year seminar course to improve students’ feelings of belonging and address antiwar protests.

A young mother sitting at a table at the library balances a child on her lap as she takes notes on an open notebook next to two textbooks (one open, one closed).
Opinion

Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation

Our current sociopolitical environment brings new urgency to the need to better support students who are single mothers, Aimée Myers writes.

Voices of Student Success: Addressing Student Protests With a First-Year Seminar

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, colleges and universities have seen heightened tensions on campus as...

Michigan State to Pay $2.8M in Fines for Breaking Agreement

Michigan State University paid the Department of Education nearly $2.8 million in fines after awarding financial aid to students who...
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How Title VI Is Tripping Up Colleges

The Office for Civil Rights has resolved six investigations into how colleges responded to reports of antisemitism. The findings show how those colleges fell short of federal law and hold lessons for the rest of higher ed.

Rear view of four female graduates wearing graduation caps, gowns and hoods on campus.

A Neglected Transition—the Students Who Stay

Each year, a number of undergraduate seniors choose to re-enroll at their institution to further their graduate education. Helping these learners readjust to their alma mater can boost feelings of belonging.