College savings plans – known as 529s – can be effective for certain families. Still, it pays to know the ins and outs of how the plans work, an expert says.
U.S. universities are cutting ties with their Russian counterparts, such as Moscow State University, shown here.
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Decades of collaboration between Western and Russian universities have come to a halt because of the war in Ukraine. An expert on U.S.-Russia relations explains what’s at stake.
Sexual harassment affects almost one out of every two college students.
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Colleges do a poor job of screening applicants for prior history of sexual misconduct in the workplace. A sociologist and a law professor explain how that can change.
Questions abound on what it means for college to take place in the metaverse.
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While the metaverse offers new virtual space for classrooms of the future, it is also rife with potential pitfalls, a scholar of philosophy writes.
What college students do during and after spring break can affect the number of COVID-19 cases on campus.
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Community college students reveal some of the top reasons why they leave school without a degree.
A lawsuit claims that 16 elite U.S. universities give preference to children of donors over other applicants in their admissions.
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A scholar weighs in on a new lawsuit that accuses several elite schools of price fixing and conspiring to lower the amount of financial aid offered to low-income students.
First-generation college students say higher education is a way for them to improve their families’ lives, and their own.
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Students who are the first in their family to attend college view a college degree differently than children of college-educated parents, researchers find.
Parents who borrow for their children’s college education say finances control their lives.
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Student loan debt can hurt borrowers, but the pain is even greater when the borrower is taking out a student loan for their child, new research shows.
International students in the U.S. often face restrictions that make it hard to advance their research careers at the graduate level and beyond.
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Foreign graduate students in the US face a slew of obstacles when it comes to advancing their research careers. Four international Ph.D. students in neuroscience offer some suggestions.
Declines in the enrollment of international students span all fields of study.
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The US has experienced a record decline in the number of international students. How long will the trend continue? An international education scholar weighs in.
Hip-hop has always criticized America’s education system.
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Net price calculators – online tools meant to estimate what students will actually pay for college – can produce varying results for students in similar economic situations, researchers find.
Some colleges and universities may be using AI technology to help teach their students.
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Students who come from families that are more well-off financially have an advantage in their quest to become a college athlete, researchers have found.
Financial concerns are a big barrier for students wishing to apply to graduate school.
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