Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn Hawrys Simons, made a historic gift to Stony Brook University in 2023.
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The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
Some colleges are extending the traditional May 1 deadline for students to accept offers.
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A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
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We all need to understand that ranking is not objective and true. University rankings are massively overvalued, and reinforce global, regional and national inequalities.
Assessment practices that put students at the centre could make education more equitable.
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Assessment is involved in many of the challenges facing higher education.
A new crop of PhD graduates of the University of Nairobi in December 2023.
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As the professor class has shrunk, so has the number of PhD graduates.
Only 39% of autistic students who start college finish.
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Self-advocacy and taking initiative have proven critical for autistic students who are also gifted, new research shows.
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PhD students with caring responsibilities faced an increased risk of depression during the pandemic.
The practice draws different reactions depending on who does it.
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About two-thirds of students admit to plagiarizing material. Faculty are expected to know better, but they do it, too. How should universities respond?
Billionaire investor and Harvard alum Bill Ackman has voiced his objections to the school’s current president.
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Threats from disappointed donors over the language used during campus protests about the Israel-Hamas conflict have become angrier and more public than in the past.
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We uncovered some significant and often devastating insights into how young Australians – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – have experienced the ‘push’ towards university.
A KKK rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Sept. 21, 1923.
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Most of the Klan’s victims were African American, but many other groups have been targeted during the hate group’s century and a half of history.
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Major examinations have been a part of education for centuries. New research looks at arguments for and against end-of-semester exams in universities.
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The Australian government is aiming to rein in the post-COVID boom in international students in its new migration policy.
The cost of that diploma could fall, depending on this little piggy’s career path.
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Many of the Americans getting this debt relief are nurses, teachers, first responders, Peace Corps volunteers and social workers.
Will commitments to diversity be enough?
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The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
Employment prospects are greatly enhanced for students with developmental delays if they acquired postsecondary education.
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Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
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Politicians talk about how they want to see more Indigenous graduates but we don’t often hear from Indigenous students about their experiences. New research talks to four young Indigenous men.
Between 2009 and 2021, nearly 30% fewer college students enrolled in a foreign language course.
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A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
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Australian university applicants are sticking to their preferred fields of study, despite dramatic changes to student fees in 2021.
A study found that refugees want more guidance on how to navigate higher education in the U.S.
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Migrants to the US say they need a map to help them navigate the world of higher education.