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Even as policymakers push to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, university and college students and their families contend with ever-rising costs and debt, low success rates, and growing concern about equal access to a higher education. We cover the causes of these problems, and the innovations being tried to solve them.

Posted inRace and Equity

Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

Avatar photo by Liz Willen December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Why artificial intelligence holds great promise for improving student outcomes

by Yolanda Watson Spiva and Vistasp Karbhari December 19, 2023December 19, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Banning tech that will become a critical part of life is the wrong answer for education

by Ted Mo Chen December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

Students have reacted strongly to university presidents’ Congressional testimony about antisemitism 

Avatar photo by Olivia Sanchez December 15, 2023December 14, 2023
Posted inUniversities, Inc.

Columbia and N.Y.U. would lose $327 million in tax breaks under proposal

Avatar photo by Matthew Haag and Meredith Kolodner December 10, 2023December 11, 2023
Posted inRace and Equity

College advisers vow to ‘kick the door open’ for Black and Hispanic students despite affirmative action ruling 

Avatar photo by Liz Willen December 5, 2023December 11, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

Holding transcripts hostage may get a lot harder, thanks to new federal rules

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner December 1, 2023December 4, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

by Ann Ardis November 28, 2023November 27, 2023
Posted inJill Barshay

PROOF POINTS: The myth of the quick learner

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay November 27, 2023November 27, 2023
Posted inUniversities, Inc.

College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus November 24, 2023November 27, 2023

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