Education Dec 09 How parents and students are deciding which college to choose in an ever-changing landscape By William Brangham, Courtney Norris
Education Dec 02 Watch 8:21 More 4-year colleges offer 2-year degrees to reach new groups of students 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… By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Cali Steffenhagen
Education Nov 13 New Texas A&M policy requires professors to get approval for some race and gender topics Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday required professors to receive approval from the school president to discuss some race and gender topics, tightening rules months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw… By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Education Oct 10 MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Oct 02 Applying for college financial aid? Here's what's different about this year's FAFSA The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the Department of Education. By Genesis Magpayo
Oct 02 Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda for better access to federal money By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A document sent to the universities encourages them to adopt the White House’s vision for America’s campuses, with commitments to accept the government’s priorities on admissions, women’s sports, free speech, student discipline and college affordability, among other topics. Continue reading
Mar 14 More than 50 universities face federal investigations under Trump's anti-DEI campaign By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life. Continue reading
Feb 18 Why students applying for college financial aid are facing new technical hurdles By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has hit several bumps. Continue reading
Dec 09 Liz Magill, UPenn president, resigns after antisemitism testimony draws backlash By Associated Press The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct… Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to combat antisemitism on campus In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combating antisemitism. Continue reading