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Curiosity: From Forbidden Fruit to Catalyst of Progress

How and why curiosity shifted from vice to virtue—and what colleges can do to drive it.

New Study Finds Students and Families Frustrated With FAFSA, Borrowing More

An annual study released Tuesday by student loan provider Sallie Mae and market research company Ipsos reveals frustrations over this...
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A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?

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Farewell to the Cultural Center?

In the culture wars, university cultural centers are collateral damage, Jeremy C. Young writes.

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$237M Donation to Florida A&M Was ‘Fraudulent’

A third-party investigation of the historic donation to Florida A&M University from a mysterious donor finds the gift was worthless—and that the university’s now-resigned president pressured staff to move forward despite concerns.

4 Black Medical Schools Receive $600M From Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday said it would donate $600 million to strengthen the endowments of the four historically Black medical...
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Listen: Where Upward Transfer Fails and How Institutions Are Improving Processes

On the latest Voices of Student Success episode, hear about the state of upward transfer in the U.S., the opportunities to improve processes and how one college improved advising to support associate degree earners.

Voices of Student Success: Improving Upward Transfer Processes

Voices of Student Success, a series focused on student retention, engagement and graduation in higher education, takes over this week’s...