US officials meet with Jewish leaders to discuss antisemitism on college campuses
REUTERS — Biden administration officials, voicing alarm at reports of anti-Jewish incidents at U.S. universities, met American Jewish leaders on Monday to discuss steps to counter the surge, a White House official said.
Read More about US officials meet with Jewish leaders to discuss antisemitism on college campusesUS Department of Education proposes new plan for student debt forgiveness
NBC NEWS — The Biden administration is proposing a new plan to forgive student debt, months after the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s sweeping pandemic-era debt relief plan in June.
Read More about US Department of Education proposes new plan for student debt forgivenessNew FAFSA rules make it easier for students to apply for financial aid
NPR — NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Burns, author of a new report assessing what changes to the Free Application for Federal Aid could mean for students in the 2024-25 academic year.
Read More about New FAFSA rules make it easier for students to apply for financial aidAverage college tuition increases remain below the rate of inflation
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Despite public perceptions that the cost of college is too high, tuition prices remained relatively low this year.
Read More about Average college tuition increases remain below the rate of inflationAdvice for first-generation, working-class graduate school students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — During my senior year of high school, I applied to dozens of colleges, eager to finally prove to myself that I could “make it out” of my low-income neighborhood.
Read More about Advice for first-generation, working-class graduate school studentsHow the new FAFSA application form will affect state grants for college students
HIGHER ED DIVE — Congress passed legislation in late 2020 to simplify the FAFSA, an infamously difficult form for students and their families to complete. The updated version will debut in December, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Read More about How the new FAFSA application form will affect state grants for college studentsNew study on the SAT shows how standardized testing can contribute to inequality
NEW YORK TIMES — Test takers whose families were in the top 20 percent of earners were seven times as likely as those in the bottom 20 to score at least 1300. But the gap was even larger for the children of the richest 1 percent. They were 13 times as likely as the poorest…
Read More about New study on the SAT shows how standardized testing can contribute to inequalityHow Michigan is working towards a higher college attainment rate
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set an ambitious goal for the state to boost college attainment by more than 10 percent by 2030. There’s been some progress, but the plan has a long way to go.
Read More about How Michigan is working towards a higher college attainment rateColleges continue to ask for race designation for demographics following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
STAR TRIBUNE — College applications this fall still include questions asking about students’ race — even after the U.S. Supreme Court said race shouldn’t be considered in admissions. Why are schools still asking about it? They need the information for other reasons.
Read More about Colleges continue to ask for race designation for demographics following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative actionNew US Department of Education regulations keep universities from withholding transcripts
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal policy change could give thousands of students access to transcripts and academic credits their colleges have withheld because they owed the institutions money.
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