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Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response

An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.

Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack

A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.

Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm

ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]

Latino Blueprint Offers New Ideas for Financial Aid Policy

A leading Hispanic education organization is seeking to shake up current thinking about federal policy with a collection of new ideas that would re-imagine student financial aid for college.

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Number of High School Students Taking College Courses Surges

Report from 2010-2011 school year shows a 67 percent increase from 2002-2003, the last time the National Center for Education Statistics counted.

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African-American

Purdue University Freezes Tuition for 2 Years

Purdue University is freezing its tuition costs for the next two years in response to the nation’s lingering weak economy.

Hypocrisy, Social Capital, and the Shadow Process

The admissions cycle is in full swing. Applicants are waiting with bated breath as committees pore over files and dole out hope and despair in the form of decision letters.

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Leadership & Policy

Ky. Universities Push Senators on Immigration Law

The presidents of Kentucky’s public universities have signed a letter urging the state’s U.S. senators to help overhaul the immigration system.

Community Colleges

Report: High School Dropouts Cost Economy Billions

High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday.

UNM Working To Increase Black Student Enrollment

The University of New Mexico has hired a recruiter to bring more Black students to the university system.

One in Four Students Would Delay or Drop Out of School if Federal Financial Aid Were Cut

As yet another budget deadline looms in Congress, the impact of a sequester and automatic budget cuts on individual students has gone largely undiscussed.

College Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores Rise

Roughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.

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