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Colleges offer safe havens for sobriety

To combat a surge in opioid overdoses and continued abuse of alcohol, colleges and universities are expanding services and facilities that aim to keep...

International test scores called into question by cheating

Just hours before it was scheduled to be administered in June, the ACT college admission test was canceled in South Korea and Hong Kong. Approximately...

The scandal side effect in higher ed

Remember the “Flutie Effect”? That’s the claim that Boston College applications increased as a result of Doug Flutie’s last-second Hail Mary pass that won...

Therapy animals gain campus acceptance

Pets can help students cope with stress, depression and other mental disorders. But until recently, this well-documented remedy did not guarantee a space for...

Open-educational degrees earn $9.8 million boost

A few dozen community colleges will get financial backing to design degree programs based wholly on free, open educational resources (OER) in a sweeping...

Race ruling buoys higher ed diversity advocates

The use of race as a factor in a holistic admissions strategy has been upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in...

Maine’s flagship university eyes out-of-state applicants

Students from six nearby states can now attend the University of Maine at the same in-state tuition rate offered by the flagship institutions in...

Removing college obstacles for single moms

An act as simple as handing out bottled water and granola bars before a long evening class can change the course of a college...

Avoiding web missteps that repel college recruits

When it comes to website design, universities continue to make common key mistakes that turn away potential students, according to an annual report from...

College prep Pell-powered dual-enrollment programs

Some low-income high school students in Adams State University’s service area, the rural valleys of southern Colorado, live up to 50 or 60 miles...