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[ad_1] Deciding what to disclose in a personal essay for college applications has plagued students since, perhaps, the essay first became required. How should they present...
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Two construction cranes hover over a giant worksite just outside the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. What they’re...
[ad_1] Students say the most important factor in choosing a college is academic quality. But the reality is, it’s really hard to tell how much college...
[ad_1] Get important education news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox By Liz Willen For many high school seniors and others hoping to attend college...
[ad_1] The students were the last to know. On April 29 – just a week before finals – Wells College announced that it would close. The...
[ad_1] Get important education news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Student loans aren’t the only kind of university debt. Colleges and universities themselves have...
[ad_1] CHICAGO — Jazmin Mejia went straight from high school to what she thought was the perfect fit at Loyola University, a 30-minute drive from the...
[ad_1] BURLINGTON, Vt. — Hopeful young entrepreneurs in business schools routinely pitch ideas for startup companies as part of their classroom assignments. But the ones who...
[ad_1] This story was originally published by The 19th and reprinted with permission. At a national park in Virginia on Monday, President Joe Biden announced that people...
[ad_1] Student-parents disproportionately give up before they reach the finish line. Fewer than 4 in 10 graduate with a degree within six years, compared with more than 6...
[ad_1] Get important education news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox What makes a first-generation college student? Well, that depends on who’s doing the defining....
[ad_1] TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, Ariz. — By the numbers, Tohono O’odham Community College is booming. Enrollment in the fall semester was just under 1,200, according to...
[ad_1] HAZARD, Ky. — Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of...
[ad_1] When Kim Churches took on the job as head of The Washington Center, a nonprofit organization that provides college students with internships, she was on...
[ad_1] The federal government’s financial aid application, known as the FAFSA, has been plagued with problems since its new version launched December 30, three months late....
[ad_1] As of today, we are over 30 percent behind last year in FAFSA filings. If we do not mobilize as a college access community, we...
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top...
[ad_1] COLOGNE, Germany — Neriman Raim, a 16-year-old student in this northwestern German city, thought that after finishing school she’d want to work in an office....
[ad_1] The cursing came loud and fast from a nearby room, followed by a slamming sound. This was a few years back, and I immediately suspected...