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These are the books students at the top US colleges are required to read
From a new collection of more than one million college syllabi. By Thu-Huong Ha.
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ITT Technical Institutes Shuts Down, Leaving a Hefty Bill
Taxpayers have sent billions of dollars to the company since 2010.
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Going to university could make you poor forever
Get a degree, get a better job, be better off – it's what we're all told. There's just one problem, it might be a lie
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Texas allows guns in college classrooms under new law
A new law went into effect in Texas on Monday that allows certain students to bring guns into classrooms, with supporters saying it could prevent mass shootings and critics saying the measure will endanger safety on campuses. The so-called state "campus carry" law allows people 21 and older with a concealed handgun license to carry pistols in classrooms and buildings throughout public colleges, including the University of Texas system, one of the nation's largest with an enrollment of more than 214,000 students.
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Heuristic: A Guide to Undergraduate Research and Internships (REU’s)
This guide is intended for college students looking for research opportunities at their own university or elsewhere and for students looking for ways to succeed in their research work.
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Casually Explained: Guide to College and University
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The Real Reason State University Tuition Is Rising
The withdrawal of state funds is often one of the direct causes of increased college tuition—not necessarily an increase in faculty size, spending on construction, or administrative costs.
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Shut Up About Harvard
It’s college admissions season, which means it’s time once again for the annual flood of stories that badly misrepresent what higher education looks like for most American students — and skew the public debate over everything from student debt to the purpose of college in the process.
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Security failures leave SAT scores in question
Leaks of the SAT have been far more pervasive than acknowledged, documents show. The new SAT is vulnerable to a security hole that's widely exploited in Asia.
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Few College Grads Consider Agriculture
The world’s demand for food will surge by 2050, with a projected 10 billion people requiring a 70 percent increase in food production. The question is: Who will lead the way to find solutions for this demand and ensure the world’s population will be fed?
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Kentucky House approves free community college
All students who graduate from Kentucky high schools, home schools or obtain their GEDs in Kentucky will be able to attend community colleges for free under a bill that passed the Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill now moves to the state Senate. House Bill 626 requires students to apply for available student aid and if so, the state would pay the difference between that and their tuition for up to two years...
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Pass, Fail
For the past seven years, I’ve polled my students at the University of Prince Edward Island on two questions. First: If you were told today that a university education was no longer a requirement for high-quality employment, would you quit? Second: If you decided to stay, would you then switch programs? Positive responses to both questions run consistently in the 50 percent range. That means at least half of my humanities students...
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Collapsed training college owners had long-term plan to escape sector, paid themselves $20m
The owners of a major training college that collapsed after the Government cracked down on 'study now, pay later' loans appear to have had a long-term plan to cut and run from the sector.
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Free tuition for college or university promised to students from low-income families
Ontario students from low-income families won’t be paying tuition for college or university starting next year, part of an Ontario government plan to eliminate the “sticker shock” that deters so many from going on to post-secondary education. The new Ontario Student Grant, announced in Thursday’s budget, is a revamp of the student aid system and will begin in the 2017-18 school year — it means money will be available...
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Fixing a Broken Freshman Year: What an Overhaul Might Look Like
Most people who drop out of college drop out the first year, and, so far, interventions haven't done much to change that. Now, campuses are coming together to try something new.
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Class of 2015 has the most student debt in U.S. history
As college graduates begin to enter the real world this month, they can take cold comfort in the fact that just like the last several classes before them, they’ll have the most student debt in history. The class of 2015 will each graduate with $35,051 in student debt on average, according to an analysis from Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of Edvisors.com, a website that provides information to parents and students about college costs...
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Penn State asks students to report microaggressions to administrators
At Pennsylvania State University, no hurt feeling is too small, no slight too inconsequential, no unintentionally biased statement too unimportant.
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Kenyan college where al-Shabaab killed 148 reopens amid tight security
Kenya’s Garissa University has reopened nine months after an al-Shabaab shooting rampage killed 142 students and six security personnel. A staff meeting was held on Monday, with students expected back for lessons on 11 January. Security has been reinforced, including the deployment of 25 police officers to a new barracks built within the campus. Garissa is the biggest town in the region, straddling Kenya’s long border with Somalia, which has been repeatedly targeted by militants.
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6 Education Stories To Watch In 2016
The long, grueling fight to overhaul the 14-year-old No Child Left Behind law is over, but that'll turn out to be the easy part.
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This Week in PC Run Amok: School Professor Calls on Students to Say ‘Happy Federal Holiday’
Terri Susan Fine wrote in "A Holiday Greeting That Applies to Everyone"
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