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Visa denials for international students increasing
Aug 3, 2023
The Cato Institute found that the United States denied 35% of international student visas in 2022 — the highest denial percentage in decades.
Getting private scholarships for college doesn’t necessarily mean a reduced bill
Aug 2, 2023
Sometimes schools will take private scholarship money and subtract that from its institutional grant. It’s known as scholarship displacement, and a handful of states are passing laws to end it.
Harvard Medical School is the latest institution to opt out of U.S. News rankings
Jan 19, 2023
Harvard Med joins a number of prestigious schools boycotting the rankings, saying education is too complex to be ranked numerically.
Foreign students — who often pay full tuition — are returning to U.S. colleges and universities
Nov 16, 2022
International students are more likely to pay sticker price for a degree.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, colleges prep to provide abortion medication
Oct 10, 2022
Distributing abortion medication requires resources that some schools may not have.
“We are becoming extinct”: Women's colleges go coed to bring in students
Sep 27, 2022
Notre Dame of Maryland University made the decision to admit male undergraduates next fall to boost enrollment.
At some universities, tenure may become a thing of the past. That could have an economic impact.
Aug 16, 2022
Academics want it. Critics want to restrict it. The issue could affect a state's ability to recruit educators.
For public good, not for profit.
Colleges get creative to solve housing insecurity among students
Jul 29, 2022
At the University of Utah, students can live with alumni. One California school is using a parking garage as a stopgap.
What role should college rankings play in choosing a school?
Jul 13, 2022
The rankings created by U.S. News have become very influential, but critics say prospective students should do more research.
Will tuition waivers make universities more accessible to Indigenous students?
May 2, 2022
The University of California is the latest public land grant university system to waive tuition for some Native American students. But tuition costs are just one financial barrier that keeps Indigenous people from getting degrees.