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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.

List: 23 People Blocked From Federal Financial Aid System

College administrators and university employees convicted of fraud are among the 23 people currently barred from participating in federal financial...

Survey: Some Colleges See Increase in Financial Aid Appeals

Colleges are seeing a leveling off in the number of requests from students and families to adjust their financial aid...

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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All in a Day’s Work: Inspiring Learning From Failure

Students often want professors to help ease their stress and mental health struggles. One professor shares how she encourages students’ resiliency and why it’s important.

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Funding Student Success: Supporting Local Hispanic Students

Grant funding from the federal Ed Department will support a new program for Hispanic and Latino learners at California Baptist University, with an additional focus on closing equity gaps for commuters and prenursing students.

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Why Puerto Rican For-Profits Are Exempt From New Gainful Rule

Nearly a third of college students in Puerto Rico attend a for-profit institution—but they won’t get the benefit of federal accountability measures.

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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.