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A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off

Rosamari Palerm transferred to a school in Miami last fall after her school shut down in the wake of Hurricane Maria. She’s returned home to San Juan, but some of her classmates have stayed, making new homes in Miami.

A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
Woman walking on sidewalk, wearing a backpack

A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?

A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?
DACA protests

How can a ‘sanctuary school’ protect its DACA students?

How can a ‘sanctuary school’ protect its DACA students?
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This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard

This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard
Ekk Sisavatdy, left, helps an incoming freshman at Highline College in Burien, Washington, as part of a program that assists Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Asian American students push to reveal what the 'model minority' myth hides

Asian American students push to reveal what the 'model minority' myth hides
college of dupage

Is it time for colleges to withdraw from their outdated schedules?

College hasn't changed all that much since the 1950s. Except for the price tag. Arizona State University president Michael Crow explains why we should rethink college.

Is it time for colleges to withdraw from their outdated schedules?
High school senior Mirabelle Espady and her mentor Marsha Kessler sit around the kitchen counter at Kessler’s home, reviewing Mirabelle’s college application.

How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college

When English is not spoken at home, and parents have not even been to college themselves, their children can get lost in the college application process.

How one affluent town helps its neediest students get into (and stay in) college
Sarabi Rodriguez

After-school program is putting family first to get students into college

Early-start, family-focused after-school programs are becoming increasingly common across the United States to address the needs of the rising immigrant population.

After-school program is putting family first to get students into college
University of Missouri

Big spending on campus: are pricey amenities driving up costs?

If you’ve been on a college campus lately, you might have noticed a few amenities - fancy welcome centers, golf courses, and saunas. Of course, these things cost money and therefore tuition and fees. But are they responsible for rising tuition?

Big spending on campus: are pricey amenities driving up costs?
Employee Tuition Reimbursement

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.

More businesses are lining up to pay for their employees' college education. Their bet: Not just increased worker loyalty, but upward mobility.

Can employee tuition benefits boost graduation rates? Companies are betting workers will make the grade.
People lined up outside of an ATM in Greece.

As leaders debate, these students in Greece can go to college for free

With Greek banks closed, the 3,500 students at the American College of Greece — the largest American higher ed institution in Europe — now find themselves in limbo.

As leaders debate, these students in Greece can go to college for free
Pine Manor College suffers from low enrollment, high debt and a small endowment.

Tom Brady once saved this tiny college. Can it still survive?

The controversial quarterback once bought a chunk of the campus of struggling Pine Manor college for his manse, carriage home and yoga studio. The Massachusetts school faces some of the same pressures as Sweet Briar College in rural Virginia, which announced in March it would close.

Tom Brady once saved this tiny college. Can it still survive?
Admitted MIT students pose with the school's mascot during a weekend of activities at the university.

How much should 'elite' matter when deciding where to go to college?

Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they'll choose, and where they'll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents' and students' minds: how elite a school is.

How much should 'elite' matter when deciding where to go to college?
Bahle

When graduating from high school, even top students need guidance

At the beginning of her senior year in high school, a South African student had big dreams. But by the end of the year, she was forced to reconsider her future.

When graduating from high school, even top students need guidance