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Higher Education

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Education
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Fear, distrust, and an ethics office in chaos erode Penn State’s post-Sandusky reforms

An investigation of the Pa. university revealed widespread distrust in misconduct reporting systems and that the ethics office fell into chaos.

2 years ago

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Education

Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers

The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

2 years ago

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NPR
Education

You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

"[It] has the potential to massively change student loan repayment in our country as we know it," says Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy at SMU.

2 years ago

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Courts & Law

‘This is not normal’: How the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action will affect the next generation of Black leaders

Looking to the future, many suggest the ruling could be a time for optimism where investing money and resources back into HBCUs takes precedence.

2 years ago

An historical marker at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is seen on Feb. 21, 2023. A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer. The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday, July 11, while loose ends remained untied. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Education

Impasse on funding for Pennsylvania universities could mean higher tuition

The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday. Funding for Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple is in limbo.

2 years ago

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Education

Rutgers tuition is going up, along with room and board

The university raised tuition following deals with several unions and after receiving more state funding.

2 years ago

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Education

Northwestern fires coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing scandal

Northwestern President Michael Schill says the culture within Fitzgerald's program was “broken” in some ways.

2 years ago

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Education
Billy Penn

Higher-ed mergers are trending in the Philadelphia region, a lifeline for a industry ‘not particularly good at strategy’

2 years ago

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Courts & Law

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England.

2 years ago

Delaware State University
Education

Delaware State University researchers to study initiative bringing housing and health care to people experiencing homelessness

The $300,000 study will evaluate Catholic Charities’ Healthy Housing Initiative, which aims to combat homelessness through collaboration.

2 years ago

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NPR
Courts & Law

‘There is no trust now’: Student loan borrowers respond to Supreme Court decision

In the wake of Friday's Supreme Court decision striking down Biden's relief plan, borrowers lament the path forward.

2 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

2 years ago

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Courts & Law

The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans

The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan.

2 years ago

Delaware State University President Tony Allen
Courts & Law

‘The need remains. Inequality remains’: Delaware State president reacts to SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action

The leader of Delaware’s HBCU says the SCOTUS ruling will “most assuredly” have a chilling effect on educational opportunities for people of color.

2 years ago

(Peter Judson for NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

2 years ago

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