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Students
For Students Who’ve Been Homeless, Oregon Program Offers a Path to College
The tuition waiver covers costs left after financial aid, giving eligible young people a chance to build more stable futures.
July 30, 2026
Institutions
UDC Steps In for Howard Freshmen Left Scrambling Before Move-In
UDC, SUNY and CUNY are among the institutions creating expedited options for students whose Howard enrollment was disrupted by tuition and documentation issues.
July 29, 2026
AI
When AI Flags a Student in Trouble, Who Is Responsible for What Comes Next?
Colleges are turning to early alert systems to improve retention, but autonomous tools are raising unresolved questions about privacy, mandatory reporting, and human oversight.
July 28, 2026
Students
Tuition Incentive Helps Coppin State Expand Its Reach Beyond Maryland
After years of falling enrollment, Coppin State is seeing a sharp rebound fueled by out-of-state recruitment, in-state tuition incentives and stronger student supports.
July 28, 2026
Students
Campus Housing Becomes the Next DEI Battleground
A federal warning over race-based campus housing has reignited debate about the role of cultural communities in supporting students of color in higher education.
July 28, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Clarifying Credit Transfer Reform, in Policy and Practice
Despite growing momentum around credit transfer reform, uncertainty remains over whether state policies and institutional practices are truly helping students keep the credits they’ve earned.
July 24, 2026
Leadership & Policy
Education Department Scraps Civil Rights Tool Used to Probe School Discrimination
The department says the change restores Title VI enforcement to intentional discrimination, while advocates argue it removes a key tool for protecting marginalized students.
July 24, 2026
Opinion
The AND Is the Point
At the ANDers Summit, higher education leaders sketched a more realistic blueprint for serving learners whose lives do not fit the traditional campus model.
July 22, 2026
Students
Community Colleges Take Center Stage in the Fight Against Campus Hunger
Food Recovery Network is focusing on under-resourced community college communities, where students often face financial pressures that make food insecurity harder to escape.
July 22, 2026
Students
Le Moyne Settlement Highlights Lingering COVID Refund Disputes
More than 2,000 students could be affected by a proposed settlement over fees tied to campus activities, health services and lab access during COVID-era remote instruction.
July 21, 2026
AI
University of Chicago Law School Bans Devices to Rein In AI Use
First-year law students will trade laptops and phones for notebooks as the school pushes back against AI-assisted shortcuts and refocuses on critical thinking.
July 21, 2026
International
New Student-Visa Rule Takes Effect September 15 and Colleges Need to Prepare Now
DHS says its new visa rule targets abuse, but its broad approach risks burdening legitimate students, increasing inequality across campuses and making the United States a less attractive destination for global talent.
July 16, 2026
AI
Higher Ed’s AI Policy Gap Is Wider Than Academic Integrity
As colleges debate student use of AI, an
EDU Ledger
new poll suggests many institutions still lack clear guardrails for using the technology in admissions, advising, hiring, and student support.
July 13, 2026
Views
Short-Term Credentials, Not Just Degrees, Are Essential to Closing the Healthcare Workforce Gap
With allied health roles going unfilled nationwide, accredited credential programs could help students launch meaningful careers while easing pressure on the healthcare system.
July 13, 2026
Campus Climate
At Yale, Admissions Probe Becomes a Test of Leadership and Diversity
A federal investigation into Yale School of Medicine’s admissions practices has evolved into a broader challenge for President Maurie McInnis as campus groups rally to defend the university’s values.
July 12, 2026
Opinion
The Conversations We Keep Avoiding
As America struggles to remember how to talk across difference, one campus program is teaching students to practice disagreement like a civic skill.
July 8, 2026
Students
Race- and Gender-Based Scholarships Shrink After Supreme Court Ruling
Scholarship providers are revising eligibility rules amid legal pressure following the high court’s ban on race-conscious college admissions.
July 7, 2026
Students
New Student Loan Repayment Plans Spark Debate Over Borrower Costs
The new income-based repayment plan offers interest waivers and principal matching, but borrower advocates argue it could increase costs and defaults for low-income borrowers.
July 7, 2026
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