The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Universities make it very hard to judge the value of their courses, yet it has never been more vital High interest rates mean that, for the vast majority of recent graduates in England, student loans have become the equivalent of running up a down escalator. Anyone who started university between 2012 and 2022 is now paying 7.6% interest on what they borrowed, meaning that almost all will see their loans go up by more than they repay this year.

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Ray Schroeder

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

When talking about higher education, Pennsylvania is low on the list. The state ranks No. 49 in the nation for state investment and No. 48 for student affordability. “We got to tell a kid she was accepted into an RN program in Clarion, she was over the moon. Her mom was just elated, next question was how do we pay for this?” Megan Van Fossan, the Sto-Rox superintendent, said.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused In 2014, a BBC Panorama documentary revealed widespread, well-organised cheating in the English language tests that international students were required to take in the UK if they wanted to change their course or renew their visa.

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Ray Schroeder

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

An additional $1.3 million will be added to American University’s budgetary shortfall, totaling an approximate $33 million deficit, according to an email sent Feb. 2 sent to the AU community by Vicky Wilkins, the University’s acting provost and chief academic officer, and Bronté Burleigh-Jones, the University’s chief financial officer and treasurer.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 02/11/2024 - 09:58 AM California public systems extend commitment deadlines; test-optional policies continue at Vanderbilt and Cornell; Dartmouth reinstates standardized testing. Byline(s) Susan H.

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Getting involved in a professional association has a number of benefits. Luckily for professionals working in residence life and college student housing, there are a number of ways to get involved. The Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I) represents professionals on the national level, but there are also regional associations that.

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Higher Education Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

At the start of 2024, the media narrative picked up where it left off before the holidays—painting a picture of U.S. college campuses immersed in division and unrest over a number of issues, particularly the response to the war between Israel and Hamas and the heated debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But at thousands of colleges and universities around.

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