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How many activities are enough? Lafayette College limits its applicants to 6

The Easton college issued a news release saying it will only consider up to six activities on college admission applications. Lafayette is among the 1,000-plus schools that accept...

A new FAFSA form is coming, along with changes in college aid

The new form aims to simplify the process of applying for college aid because it’s been found that those who complete a FAFSA, short...

Dartmouth College to convene seven U.S. Surgeons General to discuss nation’s mental health crisis

The event - The Current and Former U.S. Surgeons General Discuss the Future of Mental Health and Wellness - will be hosted by Dartmouth President Sian...

Colorado expands inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual disabilities

Seven years ago, Colorado was one of only three states that didn't have an inclusive higher education program. Today it has four programs thanks...

College professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion

The 2021 No Public Funds for Abortion Act prohibits state contracts or transactions with abortion providers and also bans public employees from promoting abortion,...

Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments

Educators say they want to embrace the technology’s potential to teach and learn in new ways, but when it comes to assessing students, they...

Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal introduces bill requiring colleges, universities to report serious accidents

The bill is called the Corey Safety Act, named after Corey Hausman, from Westport. Hausman died in 2018 after a skateboarding accident on the...

Auburn closes dorm suddenly, moves student residents to hotels

Auburn University sent an email to students on Tuesday announcing that it is closing Cambridge Hall and moving its 305 residents temporarily into hotels. “In...

Chancellor says community college system must adapt to keep up with changing student, industry needs

The state’s community colleges need to use new narratives to attract and retain these adult students, said David Doré, chancellor of Virginia’s community college...

Edtech Chegg rallies as strong quarter eases fears about ChatGPT impact

Chegg (CHGG.N) rallied 25% in extended trading on Monday after better-than-expected quarterly sales and an in-line forecast for the current quarter eased worries about the impact...

University of Michigan threatens jobs of striking graduate instructors

Graduate students still striking will “likely be removed from the system as a course instructor," Provost Laurie McCauley said in an email Monday. “When instructors...

Kansas State University President Richard Linton announces cancer diagnosis

Treatment for the illness requires "daily treatment" for the next "few months" at the University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City. Linton said he...

GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, UCLA psychologists report

Research by UCLA psychologists shows that, astonishingly, the artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates when asked to solve...

Montana State nursing college receives $2.6 million to combat lack of health care providers in rural communities

The ANEW program is funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and...

Massive data breach reported by Colorado Department of Higher Education

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) reported a massive data breach Friday impacting a large group of students and educators dating back to 2004. CDHE said...