Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters.

Four schools created a new Transfer Hub aimed at helping more students earn degrees.

On July 19, Pennsylvania State University announced it had received a $20 million commitment from J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox for its graduate school, the largest gift in the grad school’s history.

More than 100 first-generation college students moved into their new dorms this month at Messina College, a new school run by Boston College that aims to help underprivileged students access college degrees.