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A University's Big Move on Socioeconomic Diversity
Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.
Sweet Briar Will Reset Tuition
Sweet Briar College will cut its sticker price by about a third next year, it said Wednesday in an announcement...
Call to Stand Up for Targeted Faculty Members
The American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers and the Association of American Colleges and Universities released...
ACT Scores Are Up
But gaps remain, based on levels of preparedness and by race and ethnicity.
Study on Impact of Sexual Assault on Learning
A new University of New Hampshire study has identified how deeply sexual assault can affect students’ academics. More than 6,400...
Democratic Attorneys General Sue to Keep DACA
Attorney generals from 15 states and the District of Columbia – all Democrats -- filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to...
Senate Bill Boosts Maximum Pell Grant
The Senate appropriations committee will consider Thursday a spending package that boosts the maximum value of the Pell Grant by...
Academic Minute: Wage Gap
Today on the Academic Minute: Kacey Beddoes, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, examines whether women...