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Alabama community college overhaul improves the odds for unprepared students

As students return this fall, the path to a degree should be shorter – and cheaper – for many.

18 midshipmen exit U.S. Naval Academy following cheating scandal

Investigators identified 105 midshipmen who may have accessed unauthorized resources during the test despite efforts from the school's Physics Department to prevent cheating such as requiring midshipmen to submit their calculations from the test on a sheet of paper.

Temple University makes major administration changes

In a major reorganization, Temple University has moved out its provost, chief operating officer, head of advancement and two other senior administrators.

Data breach at California college exposes student requests for COVID vaccine exemptions

The requests from about 130 students were dumped on an anonymous Internet message board, documenting approved and denied requests from CSU Chico students between June 7 and Aug. 10.

Alabama A&M alumni donates $2.2 million to university

Alabama A&M has received $2.2 million from a former student, making it the largest individual gift the university has seen in its history.

Good, but not great: The University of Illinois’s COVID-19 plan (subscription)

“We still know of no hospitalizations or deaths caused by spread on our campus,” said Martin D. Burke, a chemistry professor who led the university’s testing strategy.

California universities ramp up efforts to bring Afghan refugees to U.S.

"I get dozens and dozens of messages from worried Afghans. But now we can tell them we've got something in place, that hopefully, we can help you with," said Kazem-Stojanovic, the core faculty member at San Jose State University's Human Rights Institute.

Colleges rush to sign students up for food aid, as pandemic rules make more eligible

More than a third of California college students report experiencing food insecurity—meaning they don’t have reliable access to healthy food—according to the California Student Aid Commission’s 2018-2019 Student Expenses and Resources Survey.

These American universities graduate the most STEM majors (subscription)

Pennsylvania State University awarded the most undergraduate degrees in STEM fields (6,473) in 2019-20.

Oklahoma State University blasting off to the forefront of aerospace innovation

OSU seeks to drive collaborations and innovations across the aerospace industry, said OSU President Kayse Shrum.

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