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Asian American groups claim top Ivy League schools practice racial discrimination

Are Ivy League schools showing bias against Asian Americans?

Asian American groups claim top Ivy League schools practice racial discrimination
University of Michigan

Domino's Pizza CEO delivers dose of advocacy for struggling public research universities

Domino's Pizza CEO delivers dose of advocacy for struggling public research universities
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Colleges hoping to launch terrorism studies programs struggle to find qualified professors

Colleges hoping to launch terrorism studies programs struggle to find qualified professors
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Is it time for colleges to withdraw from their outdated schedules?

Is it time for colleges to withdraw from their outdated schedules?
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Time is running out on a federal loan program for poor college students

Time is running out on a federal loan program for poor college students
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New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students

For the first time ever, the public can see the graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients at over 1,000 schools.

New data reveal stark gaps in graduation rates between poor and wealthy students
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At Georgetown University, Pope Francis was the big man on campus

Students on campus say they hope the pope’s visit to the US will refocus the country’s attention on education, income inequality, climate change and immigration reform.

At Georgetown University, Pope Francis was the big man on campus
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Cyber Ed: How higher education is re-evaluating a growing threat

Colleges are facing a tough choice: sacrifice security for the sake of access, or lock down their networks and undermine collaboration and sharing on campus.

Cyber Ed: How higher education is re-evaluating a growing threat
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
What students in Dartmouth's Baker Library might not know is their smart phones have the capabilities to predict their GPA.

Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.

What if your smart phone could predict your performance at school or work? Researchers at Dartmouth are perfecting an app that can tell students their GPAs, based on how and where they spend their time.

Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.
Sociology professor Saida Grundy doesn’t start her new job at BU until July 1, but she already finds herself in the middle of a heated debate.

A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech

In the middle of graduation season, a free speech debate is playing out online — and on campus — at New England's largest university. Racially charged tweets from an incoming Boston University professor are raising questions about whether academics in the public eye should have the right to share their private opinions on social media.

A professor's tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech
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?