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Sitting on Ready: Colleges Brace for Deportation Uptick

Undocumented students at U.S. colleges and universities have faced growing uncertainty in recent years – even those who have somewhat more security through their participation in the imperiled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – and things just got more tense with the Trump administration’s recent decision to step up enforcement of deportation orders.

Survey: Most Employees Have Regrets About Their College Degree

Although a college education is still considered a pathway to higher lifetime earnings and gainful employment for Americans, two-thirds of employees report having regrets when it comes to their degrees, according to a PayScale survey of 248,000 respondents this past spring, according to a CBS News report. Student loan debt was the top regret among […]

Study Shocker: Students Illiterate About College Financial Aid

College-bound high school students, no matter their economic background, consider the price of college to be a very important factor in their decision-making, even those whose families are paying for their education and aren’t eligible for financial aid. However, most students across economic backgrounds and financial categories have a “shockingly low” knowledge of how the […]

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Legislation Would Cancel All Existing Federal Student Loan Debt

Eliminating tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities and making community colleges, trade schools and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all students are highlights of federal legislation introduced Monday by U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont and representatives Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The […]

Why Does Harvard Have a Police Force?

In April and May, student protesters at Johns Hopkins University engaged in a civil protest against the establishment of a police department on their campus. As the university moved towards rolling out the police force, they quashed the students’ protest with the help of the Baltimore Police Department. While Johns Hopkins may have won the battle against the student protestors, the students’ activism has opened the door for other students around the country to attempt to preempt the establishment of police forces at their own universities.

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TICAS Report Sheds Light on Student Loan Defaults

A report from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) finds that, of the nearly seven million borrowers who take out student loans, more than a million Direct Loan borrowers have entered default in just the last 12 months.

NCAA’s Discriminatory APR Scores

A few weeks ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released their annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for each Division I team. While the annual announcement of these scores typically generates headlines that APR scores are improving, these headlines are disturbingly misleading.

Study Finds Women Undergrads in STEM Facing “Chilly” Campus Climate

Research published this month found that as women students remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, they are being subjected to an unwelcoming, “chilly” atmosphere in these male‐dominated fields.

IHEP Report Recommends Strengthening Data-Use Practices

A new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy and EducationCounsel emphasizes the importance of disaggregating data to promote racial, ethnic and socioeconomic equity and student success.

Report: Student Loan Debt Thwarts Do-Over for Many Bankruptcy Filers

Millions of Americans have filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy to eliminate crippling debt and get a fresh financial start, but nowadays it isn’t unusual for people to come out of the process still owing much of their debt in the form of student loans, according to a report issued Tuesday by LendEDU.

San Antonio College’s Dr. Robert Vela Leading with Intention

Dr. Robert Vela’s presidency at San Antonio College (SAC) has resulted in a more diverse administration that reflects the student body, increased engagement with the surrounding community and a soon-to-be-developed diversity initiative that aims to embed a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across the college’s divisions.

UNCF Conference Empowers Student Leaders

More than six dozen juniors, seniors and recent graduates from the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities gathered this week at Gallaudet University for the United Negro College Fund’s 9th annual Student Leadership Conference.

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