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NCEE Report Urges Fresh Approach to Path to Math

Despite taking high school algebra, geometry and often advanced algebra, most first-year students are placed in remedial math in community college because they’re not properly prepared.

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Warren Bill Would Ease Student Loan Interest Rates

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling this summer.

Former Florida A&M Band Member Pleads No Contest in Hazing Death

A former Florida A&M University student faces a possible prison term after he pleaded no contest Tuesday to the felony hazing of a drum major who died.

Rejection Can Be a Good Thing in the Long Run

One of the recurring stories heard this time year is about the disappointment someone feels because he or she did not get into the college of choice. All is not lost.

Virginia State SGA President Faces Hazing Charges

The president of the student government association at Virginia State University has been charged with hazing.

Growth Rate Slowing for International Applications for Grad School

The biggest factor in the overall decline in the number of grad school applications from abroad was driven mostly by a decline in applications from China, according to the Council of Graduate Schools report.

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Research Can Pay Off for Students When It Comes to Loan Repayment

Experts say that when it comes to federal student loans, repayment options are expanding and becoming more generous.

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New Student Advisers Show Nontraditional Students the Way at Online University

As driven as the students are to move forward professionally, many lack the will to communicate openly about barriers that are likely to come up in a virtual learning space.

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Drexel to Offer 2-Year Law Degree

With enthusiasm for law school waning over concerns about high student debt, Drexel University is creating a two-year degree program designed to help new attorneys get into the workforce sooner and start making money.

Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response

An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.

Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack

A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.

Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm

ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]

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