[ad_1] Facebook groups targeting incoming freshmen have long been a source of frustration for the institutions whose names they use. But this year some unaffiliated groups are profiting off students by asking them to pay to join a “Class of 2027” page. Most of the groups are titled some variation of “[Institution Name] Class of …
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[ad_1] A fierce battle over diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education is being waged in the Wisconsin State Assembly, where it has temporarily paralyzed the state budget vote. Robin Vos, the Republican Speaker of the State Assembly, proposed cutting $32 million in funding from the University of Wisconsin system next fiscal year, a figure he …
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[ad_1] The Tennessee college-going rate, the share of high school graduates who enrolled in college immediately after graduation, rose for the Class of 2022, according to a new report from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The college-going rate for the most recent class is 54.3 percent, a one-and-a-half-percentage-point increase compared to the Class of 2021. It’s …
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[ad_1] Just as American Anthropological Association members have started voting on a resolution “to boycott Israeli academic institutions,” a law firm has threatened to sue. The association said voting on the resolution began Thursday and will continue through July 14. On Wednesday, Lori Lowenthal Marcus, legal director for the Deborah Project, which represents people “facing discrimination …
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[ad_1] House Republicans’ latest plan to improve the student loan system focuses on helping defaulted borrowers get back on track and adjusting income-driven repayment plans. North Carolina representative Virginia Foxx, the Republican who chairs the House education committee, sponsored the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act along with Utah representative Burgess Owens and Michigan …
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[ad_1] Average annual spending on college course materials fell to a decade low of $285 in the 2022–23 academic year, Student Watch found, according to a press release from the Association of American Publishers. That marks a 57 percent decline since 2012–13. “We’ve noticed a really consistent decrease in student course material spending over time,” said …
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[ad_1] University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists and engineers announced Thursday that they have paused their strike after reaching tentative agreements with the institution that would grant significant raises, among other things. The strike began June 7. In an email, the university said, “We are pleased to have reached agreements with the postdocs and …
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[ad_1] In fall 2012, Unity College had fewer than 600 students. Now, a decade and a name change later, Unity Environmental University counts more than 7,500 students. Administrators attribute the explosive enrollment growth to a hard online pivot centered on high-demand environmental programs. Unity began rethinking its offerings in 2012, leading to the launch of …
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[ad_1] A couple of posts earlier this week generated some thoughtful responses. The one about vocations brought a wonderful story from a reader whose daughter nearly married a boyfriend of whom the mother disapproved because the boy was in a vocational program. She wanted her daughter to marry someone who went to college. Before the …
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