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How a dispute over pandemic-era funding for graduate education is putting the entire department’s future at risk.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has been one of the most vocal lawmakers when it comes to student loans and student debt. In an exclusive interview with Inside Higher Ed, she explains why.
Even some colleges that have gone test optional still require homeschooled applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. Admissions officials say test scores are a valuable metric for homeschooled students, who can be challenging to evaluate.
An undocumented graduate of UCLA created an alumni association to help undocumented alumni navigate the challenges of life after college. Now other institutions are following suit.
Middlebury moves all classes and final exams online; Cornell cancels all student gatherings; Penn calls off indoor social events; Tulane reinstates mask mandate; Rochester bans holiday parties; more colleges require booster shots.

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Attempts to limit or abolish it are again on the rise, and if they succeed, students and society—not just faculty members—will pay the price, David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler argue.

Career Advice

Experiential learning opportunities can take your exploration and preparation to the next level, writes Rebekah Layton, who shares ideas for trying out future paths now.

Blogs

University of Venus

December 13, 2021
Creating spaces to combat the isolation of academic life. 

Higher Ed Gamma

December 13, 2021
How colleges and universities can address the challenges facing young people not in school and not at work.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

December 13, 2021
Mulling over a proposal to go pass-fail across the board.

Learning Innovation

December 12, 2021
Big news in our small online learning world.

Just Visiting

December 9, 2021
What do you do? Leave, quite possibly.

 

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