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Senate votes to move forward with Protect College Sports Act
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The legislation is the latest attempt to set a national standard for the rules of college sports on issues from eligibility to compensation.
500 colleges where former students aren’t repaying their loans, and why
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With rising public fear over student debt—as well as skepticism about the value of higher education—this data shines a hot light on hundreds of mostly for-profit schools where something is clearly not working.
The most versatile college majors: Which degrees help grads adapt to a changing job market?
Liberal arts majors, such as English, are among the most versatile, with many graduates working outside their fields of study. Hiring rates for recent college graduates have dropped significantly, with engineering majors seeing the largest decline.
Protect College Sports Act nears Senate vote. Why not everyone wants it passed
Senate bill is aimed at stabilizing college athletics funding and standardizing Name, Image and Likeness rules, but it faces opposition over an antitrust exemption that could block athlete unionization.
College students feel more pressure to be perfect. Experts explain why
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Rates of perfectionistic concerns, such as fear of failure and being negatively judged by others, and perfectionistic strivings, the motivation to set standards and toil to achieve them, have risen.
Why 90% of colleges still don’t require the SAT, even as the Ivy League returns to it
Several college admissions experts say it is unlikely most schools will ever return to mandatory testing because waiving it boosted applications.
Why are some Gen Z college students leaving campus after 2 weeks?
Dozens of videos on social media feature freshmen moving out early in the first semester.
How Trump administration threats could affect medical school admissions
Advocates say diverse doctors are needed to treat underserved communities and worry Trump moves will hurt those most in need.
Should professors teach more? Some colleges are trying to make them.
Schools and entire states are creating new rules forcing professors to teach more hours and show up at the office. At one university, professors quit in response.
Wellesley College offering free tuition to students from families making less than $200K
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Wellesley is the most recent in a growing trend of private colleges and universities covering tuition for students whose families make under six figures.
Belgium over Berkeley: When getting a college degree abroad becomes plan A
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A growing number of American students are opting for full degree programs abroad, driven primarily by the high cost of U.S. universities.
Florida’s universities are off-limits for anyone in the US ‘unlawfully’
The measure received no debate or discussion, except from members of the public during public comment. The policy kicks in for the 2027-2028 school year.
SEC files lawsuit against LSU, Lane Kiffin over player eligibility
The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Lane Kiffin that asks for an injunction overruling a recent decision in a Louisiana court that allowed more than a dozen former college athletes to return to college despite concluding their eligibility this past season.
What this economist wants families to know about college costs
Phillip B. Levine, a professor of economics at Wellesley College, explains why costs vary, why merit aid is a distraction and more.
How one of the largest investors in student housing is playing this school year
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Students are heading back to school across the nation and leasing student housing at a faster clip than they were last year.
For investors, that...
As more colleges surpass $100,000 price tag, here’s the true cost
Research shows that while the cost of attendance is going up, the actual amount students pay has stagnated or even ticked down a bit for most families.
Private equity wants to invest in college sports. Some schools are wary.
Private equity sees the colleges’ cash crunch as an opportunity to profit from some of the world’s most valuable sports brands.
A makeover for college: No gym, no meal plan and two years of work
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A quintessential college campus from the 19th century is where a group of business, college and government leaders is working on the task of reinventing higher education for the 21st century.
Wisconsin technical colleges says some high demand programs have 2-3 year waiting list
The waitlists in high-demand fields can pinch worker pipeline for regional employers
College football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than ever
America’s second biggest sporting obsession returned this weekend, with marching bands, 100,000-seat stadiums, ancient rivalries and, increasingly, the operating model of a sport being invented in real time
U.S. sues New Mexico over law extending higher education benefits to immigrants
In the lawsuit, U.S. attorneys wrote that federal law prohibits those here illegally from receiving postsecondary education benefits “if such benefits are denied to U.S. citizens residing in other states.”
College applications are changing again, thanks to A.I. and politics
After loosening requirements during the Covid era, some schools are shaking up admissions again, facing pressure from the Trump administration, A.I. and even their own professors.
As small Mass. colleges close, a growing focus on saving the students rather than the schools
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Massachusetts has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in private college closures: Twenty-seven — including Wheelock, Mount Ida College, Newbury College, Hampshire College and Anna Maria College — have closed or announced plans to close here since 2014.
Higher education in Louisiana, short $800M, appears headed for a funding overhaul
A state force is staring at a growing problem with higher education in Louisiana: How to fund a system with more demands than ever before while state and federal dollars are on the decline.
The University of Utah is closing its Sandy campus, citing state-mandated budget changes
The University of Utah said the closure was approved this spring as part of its plans to cut and reallocate resources under a state-mandated budget directive affecting all of public higher education.
Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority
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The ABA, which accredits roughly 200 law schools, has come under GOP criticism over promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
Big tech says skip college as schools add AI programs
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lon Musk, Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are challenging the four-year degree as the default path for elite talent—and, in some cases, building their own alternatives.
3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren’t sold
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The condensed programs have exploded in popularity. As of this spring, 26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s, according to the nonprofit research group RAND.
Education Department recalculates student loan forgiveness counts, setting some PSLF borrowers back
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which was created in 2007, wipes away the federal student debt of government and nonprofit workers after 10 years, or 120 qualifying monthly payments.
Louisiana’s college sports programs are losing money. Can sales taxes save them?
LSU was the only athletic department in Louisiana to make a profit—and even that was a narrow margin—in the 2024-25 academic year.
Florida colleges sign onto Trump admin’s higher education ‘Call to Action’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon asked all university presidents and governing boards to address a series of questions and "describe to the American public your commitments to rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research and national service."
Employers are ghosting college grads and rescinding offers, destroying morale
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Navigating the job market has been demoralizing, especially for those who are just now graduating college and entering a tumultuous workforce rife with ghost jobs, smug artificial intelligence agents and disturbing “blue people.”
Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says
The Trump administration task force charged with investigating antisemitism on Ivy League campuses pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuse, according to a whistleblower complaint
Protecting Texas research focus of hearing as governor eyes limiting foreign influence in education
Texas lawmakers will examine Tuesday whether colleges are doing enough to protect research from foreign adversaries, while Gov. Greg Abbott plans to unveil measures...
Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren’t so sure
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Irene Chang, 21, estimates she has submitted around 450 applications since last September and has had about 19 interviews—so far she hasn't gotten any offers.
