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U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot
The University of Chicago settled a federal antitrust lawsuit over financial aid. What does that mean for the 16 remaining defendants in the class action case?
Education Dept. Investigates Baker College
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Duke’s Affordable Action Plan
The university’s decision to waive tuition for lower-income North and South Carolinians is officially about equity. But its potential as a recruitment tool for underserved students connects it to affirmative action’s fate.
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The Other Student Loan Crisis
Some graduate schools don’t let students borrow enough for basic needs like food and medicine, Aliya Sternstein and Charles Pruett write.
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Legislating an Honest Look at College Cost
State legislation to improve transparency about the cost of a degree has earned bipartisan support. Some worry about political motives and unintended consequences.
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Giving Transfer Students a Financial Boost
Duquesne University is working to attract transfer students with a new state grant-matching program. Higher ed experts expect more four-year universities to follow suit and actively recruit transfer students to bolster enrollments.
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Tuition Discount Rates Hit New High
According to a new NACUBO study, private college tuition discount rates hit a record 56.2 percent, continuing a pattern of annual increases.