Education Oct 01 Some states are helping graduate students pay for school. Here's what borrowers should know By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Jul 07 Watch 6:24 New student loan rules could limit funding for some graduate programs More changes are underway for federal student loans with major implications for current and future graduate students. It comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked some new loan limits from the Department of Education, including limits affecting some professional degrees. By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig
Education May 19 Watch 8:14 Degree in three: Why more colleges are speeding up graduation timelines Only about a third of Americans now believe a four-year college degree is worth the cost. Increasingly, students and families are questioning it too. As many colleges across the country face shrinking enrollment, more than 60 institutions are now offering… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane
Nation May 12 Watch 9:19 Students question value of college as costs rise and AI reshapes jobs This season's college commencement celebrations come at a sobering moment. Students are facing steep loans and dicey job prospects, especially in the AI era. That's led many to question whether a college degree is worth it anymore. Paul Solman visited… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Education Dec 09 Watch 7:10 How parents and students are deciding which college to choose in an ever-changing landscape We are in the middle of that fraught period when high school students are finding out what colleges they’ve been accepted to, with about 60 percent of them going through this process right now. But not all of them will… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Dec 02 Watch 8:21 More 4-year colleges offer 2-year degrees to reach new groups of students By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Cali Steffenhagen About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds, making the path to a college degree especially challenging. At Boston College’s Messina College, a new, two-year, fully residential associates degree program, a wide range of support… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 9:27 How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Mary Fecteau This year’s senior class is the first to have spent nearly its entire college career in the age of generative AI, a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, like text and images. As the technology improves, it's… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 5:31 How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery According to recent reports, sophisticated criminal networks are using identity theft to disguise themselves as students at U.S. colleges. They flood colleges with applications in order to siphon off tens of millions of dollars in financial aid, taking up seats… Continue watching
May 08 33 protesters were arrested at George Washington University as police cleared a tent encampment By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with protesters of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the United States and increasingly in Europe. Continue reading
Feb 19 Students applying for college facing uncertainty as revised FAFSA delayed By Adriana Morga, Associated Press For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they'll get the financial aid they need to attend. Continue reading