How universities can recruit diverse student bodies without affirmative action
HIGHER ED DIVE — When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions last year, experts predicted diversity at some institutions would take a hit. Now, data from several selective institutions is showing just that.
Read More about How universities can recruit diverse student bodies without affirmative actionDepartment of Education forgave more than 17 billion in federal student loans as of April 30
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education had forgiven $17.2 billion in federal student loans for nearly 975,000 borrowers as of April 30, through a program that allows borrowers to seek relief if they’ve been misled or defrauded by their college, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found in a report released Thursday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Many of the graduate students I advise are juggling classes, practicums, research, involvement in student organizations and more. They realize that wellness is important, yet it can be a challenge to plan for it. As a career development professional, I can relate to this sense of overwhelm and imagine that you…
Read More about How graduate students can build habits for career wellnessFederal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three years
USA TODAY — Less than three weeks before Election Day, the White House plans to sidestep the jumble of legal challenges it’s facing over its student loan forgiveness agenda to tout billions of dollars in new relief.
Read More about Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three yearsOpinion: Universities should make voting easy for students
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN — In these deeply divided times, people may not be aware that since 1965, colleges and universities have been legally obligated under the Higher Education Act (HEA) to make good faith efforts to help students register to vote.
Read More about Opinion: Universities should make voting easy for studentsFlorida colleges cancel classes in preparation for Hurricane Milton
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges in west and central Florida canceled classes for part of the week as they prepared for Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm that’s expected to slam into Tampa on Wednesday night and move across central Florida.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent shoutout to apprenticeships and other alternatives to four-year college degrees may have surprised those who are accustomed to the Democratic Party’s longstanding promotion of “college for all.”
Read More about How voters want the next president to handle higher education policyCollege administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.
INSIDE HIGHER ED — We asked higher ed leaders and thinkers to take stock of the fraught year just past and offer a vision for the future. They gave us a quarrelsome, eloquent earful.
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NPR — College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.
Read More about Colleges implement programs during orientation to promote civil discourseA look at universities’ push toward political neutrality
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?
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