

Education Dec 29

With many college admissions testing sites closing down during the pandemic, as many as 50 percent of early applications arrived without any test scores this year. That's resulted in some top-ranked schools seeing a surge in applications, but elsewhere, application…
By William Brangham
World May 28

The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong.
By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Education Sep 23

Several universities have reported drops of one-fifth or more this fall in the number of new students from China.
By Michael Melia, Wilson Ring, Associated Press
Health Sep 14

A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they've failed courses.
By Nicholas Joyce, The Conversation
Mar 15

By Patty Morales
While the actions uncovered in the indictments were blatantly illegal, it’s far from the first time affluent Americans have used their status to secure seats at some of America’s most elite colleges.
Dec 06

By Gretchen Frazee
In a world where not only universities, but private companies, are getting into the education game, the pressure to keep up with an ever-changing work landscape is stronger than ever.
Mar 30

By Abigail Wozniak
Geographic location is an important factor in determining not just where, but whether, a high school senior goes on to college. Factors like distance act like a price increase that affects some students but not others, regardless of their ability…
Apr 01

By Meghana Keshavan, STAT
Taxpayers spend billions subsidizing the electric bills, equipment, and other overhead costs at university research labs. That funding may face steep cuts.
Oct 08

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Schools across the U.S. are warning about a scam to convince parents that their children have been kidnapped — even though they haven't — and to collect ransom money.
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