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Student debt: It’s the interest, stupid
From The Hill: “The constant, unrelenting, day-by-day buildup of interest is the beating heart of student debt. It’s time Congress put a stake in it…. Read More
Parent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison
From KNOE8 News: “A former casino executive who was one of just two parents to go to trial in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal… Read More
The unconventional path of one college’s first black woman president
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “When she takes office in July, Robin Holmes-Sullivan will be the first Black woman to serve as president of… Read More
Indian institutes of technology set to open UK branches
From Times Higher Education: “Proponents of UK-India education partnerships, including former universities minister Lord Johnson of Marylebone, have long been advocates for opening outposts of… Read More
Report: Adults, Black students completing college at higher rates than ever before
From Lumina Foundation: “There is welcome news in a report issued this week from the National Student Clearinghouse. The six-year college completion rate for first-time… Read More
Bomb threats swamp US’ black-serving colleges
From Times Higher Education: “Nearly 20 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the US have reported bomb threats … raising campus-wide panics at the… Read More
‘This is not new’: Unsettled by threats, HBCUs reflect on a long history of racist intimidation
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Fisk University was preparing to host a civil-rights address in its gymnasium when police and fire officials suddenly ordered… Read More
A long-neglected HBCU may finally get its money
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee, a Republican, has recommended that Tennessee State University receive $250 million for physical-infrastructure improvements… Read More
‘Use these dollars to change lives’
From Inside Higher Ed: “Twice in 2020 and once in 2021 the billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott surprised colleges unaccustomed to multimillion-dollar gifts … ‘I think… Read More
Talking leadership 12: Dwight McBride on fighting racism
From Times Higher Education: “The president of The New School in New York says universities are often underprepared for their first black leader … Dwight… Read More
House approves college transparency act
From Inside Higher Ed: “Under the College Transparency Act, colleges would be required to collect and submit data to the Department of Education regarding student… Read More
States seek to boost higher ed budgets
From Inside Higher Ed: “As governors and state legislatures work out their budgets for the fiscal year that begins in July, experts agree: states are… Read More
Colleges cope with IT staff flight in wake of pandemic
From Inside Higher Ed: “Michael Boehm blames COVID for the IT staff attrition he has experienced as chief information officer at Virginia’s Averett University. He… Read More
The education revolution that could solve the labor shortage
From Fortune: “We recently surveyed Gen Z high schoolers as part of our Question the Quo campaign, which seeks to inform students about the higher… Read More
Is this the end of the SAT?
From WSJ Podcast: “The pandemic forced many colleges to make standardized entrance exams like the SAT optional. Now, a lot of them are choosing to… Read More
Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown
From Times Higher Education: “When Louise Richardson announced last November that she will step down as University of Oxford vice-chancellor at the end of this… Read More
Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online
From NPR: “Starting in 2023 for international students and in 2024 in the U.S., the new digital SAT will shrink from three hours to two,… Read More
Foreign students lose hope of return amid COVID outbreaks
From University World News: “Many hoped border restrictions would be eased by February as Beijing holds the Winter Olympic Games beginning on 4 February. …… Read More
Limited entry to Japan
From Inside Higher Ed: “In a fresh upset to international students hoping to enter Japan, government officials said the country will let in only 87… Read More
Djokovic debacle: Implications for international students
From University World News: “One may have hoped that, while handling the return of hundreds of international students from multiple countries may have been complex,… Read More
Women earn more under female presidents, study shows
From Inside Higher Ed: “Female senior faculty and top administrators earn more at institutions with female presidents and provosts than at institutions where men are… Read More
AI chatbots pose ethical risks. Here’s how one university is handling those.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “In an Educause Quick Poll from June 2021, 36 percent of IT professionals who responded said chatbots and digital… Read More
‘Little things like this’: What MacKenzie Scott’s millions have meant to HBCUs
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “In October, Madison Byrdie checked her financial-aid statement and noticed something had changed. A $1,500 credit had been applied… Read More
Want to know how to create your own college experience?
From Forbes: “Author and strategist Elliot Felix believes that students would get more out of college and find it more valuable to their overall life… Read More
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