American students in Israel consider leaving amid war

October 16, 2023

THE WASHINGTON POST — Amid war, U.S. students in Israel face questions of whether to evacuate. Violence in Israel disrupts study-abroad plans for American students.

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Some colleges reset tuition prices to attract more students

October 16, 2023

HIGHER ED DIVE — Some institutions have seen short-term enrollment gains from slashing their sticker prices, but the strategy doesn’t guarantee a turnaround.

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ACT scores reach 30-year low for US students

October 16, 2023

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.

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US Department of Education proposes new transparency rules for graduate schools 

October 10, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — As graduate students make up an increasingly larger share of the federal student loan portfolio, the U.S. Education Department is looking to gather more information about the programs receiving federal dollars and how students fare in them—a step that could lead to greater federal and public scrutiny of graduate education.

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Some borrowers receive new round of student loan forgiveness from federal government

October 10, 2023

USA TODAY — Another 125,000 student loan borrowers will have $9 billion in student loan debt erased, the Biden administration said Wednesday. 

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Report: COVID-19 pandemic heightened inequities in colleges

October 10, 2023

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report from the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University explores how students’ college experiences during the pandemic varied by race and ethnicity.

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Americans without college degrees have shorter lifespans on average

October 10, 2023

FORBES — Americans without a college education have a substantially shorter lifespan on average compared to those with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the gap is widening, growing significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How artificial intelligence can aid legal education  

October 2, 2023

LSAC — Is AI the future of employment or the end of it? There are many horror stories about how AI is coming for your job. While rumors swirl about AI taking over, the truth is more nuanced.

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Universities join initiative to make college costs more transparent  

October 2, 2023

MARKETPLACE — It is one of the hallmarks of the modern consumer economy that when we’re going to buy something, we want to know what it’s going to cost. But when it comes to a college education, one of the biggest purchases many people will make, it can be pretty hard to figure out what

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How university faculty and students are addressing the demand for mental health services  

October 2, 2023

TIME — After the pandemic shut down Duke University’s campus in 2020, public-policy professor Nick Carnes worried about how his students would fare both educationally and emotionally.

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