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Is your higher ed institution providing students the best ROI?

Nariman Farvardin | February 17, 2020

Today's college majors must not only excite students—but also prep them for an increasingly tech-driven world, says UB guest columnist Nariman Farvardin, who is president of Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.

Trump budget plan cuts financial aid, boosts HBCUs

Matt Zalaznick | February 10, 2020

President Donald Trump proposes cuts to financial aid and boosts to HBCU funding under the education budget proposal he released this week.

Higher education giving hits all-time high in 2019

Matt Zalaznick | February 04, 2020

Giving to higher education hit a record $49.6 billion in 2019. Growth was driven by an increase in donations from organizations, though personal giving declined.

How liberal arts degrees pay off in the long run

Matt Zalaznick | January 26, 2020

The value of liberal arts degrees builds up over a lifetime, but black and Latinx graduates face less prosperous outcomes than their white classmates.

How more colleges achieve carbon neutrality

Matt Zalaznick | January 23, 2020

Colorado College becomes the first higher ed institution in the Rocky Mountain region—and the eighth in the nation—to achieve carbon neutrality, even while increasing its building footprint by more than 10%.

Which states have highest student loan payments?

Matt Zalaznick | January 23, 2020

Student loan payments are highest in the Northeast, according to a first-of-its-kind LendEDU survey of nearly 150,000 student loans.

4 steps to effective personalized student loan counseling

Heather Kerrigan | January 20, 2020

Prospective and current students, as well as alumni, need guidance from their institutions in being responsible about taking out student loans and then paying them back.

Can you pass this quiz about free college?

Matt Zalaznick | December 11, 2019

With some help from the new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, UB offers this short (and free) quiz to help you brush up on your free-college terminology.

7 higher education films you might add to your watch list

Matt Zalaznick | December 09, 2019

Documentaries cover first-generation students, affordability, college behind bars, free speech and the practices of for-profit institutions.

Student loan cohort default rate update

Cindy Ryan | November 17, 2019

Higher ed efforts such as improved academic advising and financial literacy lessons, plus an increase in scholarships and work-study programs, are making a difference in helping to ease the student loan crisis.

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