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Study Finds Financial Knowledge Alone Insufficient to Reduce College Students' Basic Needs Insecurity

Approximately 26 percent of undergraduate students experienced basic needs insecurity, characterized by a lack of consistent access to food, housing, and other essentials.

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Columbia Graduate Student Released After Controversial Immigration Detention

Mahdawi was among multiple international students facing deportation – ostensibly over their advocacy on several campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.

Modern College Students Face Financial Fragility While Still Valuing Higher Education

Financial fragility emerged as a dominant theme, with 56 percent of respondents reporting they would have trouble obtaining $500 in cash or credit to meet an unexpected expense.

Financial Stress The Silent Threat To Student Retention

AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

The updated data reveals persistent disparities in admissions rates across demographic groups.

Leadership & Policy

Trump Administration Reverses Course on International Student Status Terminations

The abrupt reversals began last Thursday afternoon when international students and university administrators across the country discovered that many previously terminated records had been unexpectedly restored in the system.

Class of 2025 Faces Tighter Job Market Despite Stable Hiring Plans

Nearly two-thirds of employers now utilize skills-based hiring practices for entry-level professional positions.

Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020.

College Student Health Coverage Improves but Disparities Persist, GAO Finds

The report found that overall health coverage rates among undergraduate and graduate students aged 18-64 increased from an estimated 81% in 2010 to 92% in 2022, following the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

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Muslim Civil Rights Group Demands Medical Care, Religious Accommodations for Detained Tufts Student

Ozturk, a Turkish national pursuing a PhD at Tufts' Children's Television Project, was detained by ICE agents in March.

Columbia Grad Student Faces Deportation After Pro-Palestinian Activism

Immigration judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be removed as national security risk.

Certificate Programs Surge as Bachelor's and Associate Degrees Decline, Report Finds

Undergraduate certificate programs have reached a 10-year high in completion rates while traditional degree programs continue to decline.

International Student's Detention Raises Questions About Visa Policies

The arrest has sparked concern among higher education advocates about the treatment of international students and the interpretation of visa regulations.

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