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Updated policy
A revised federal rule responds to hundreds of critical comments.
Leadership
Robert A. Dowd announced Friday that the university will no longer consider need in the application process for domestic or international students, and will no longer offer loans.
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Campus Activism
No “unauthorized structures.” No chairs. No “amplified musical instruments.” “Free Expression Permits.” Ahead of a fresh wave of pro-Palestinian activism, campus officials have clamped down on free expression.
Exodus
Faculty and staff members at Pennsylvania State University at New Kensington kicked off the fall semester with a sense of dread.
Reckoning With History
A 2021 law requires some colleges to repair the harm caused by their enslavement of Black Americans. Few students have benefited so far.
Health & Wellness
Experts caution that this year’s Healthy Minds Study is good news about bad news, because the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation is still high.
'An Important Decision'
But the judge will allow part of Francesca Gino’s lawsuit against Harvard to proceed.
The chopping block
The University of North Carolina system released a report on Wednesday detailing how its campuses complied with a directive to eliminate diversity efforts.
Political Calculations
Chadron State College, in the middle of Trump country, is struggling with how much to embrace the Democratic vice presidential candidate, its now-famous alum.
Ingrained inequities
At the Detroit public university, the share of students completing degrees within six years declined eight percentage points in 2023 — after a dozen years of increases. Now what?
College Matters
Students are arriving at college woefully unprepared, professors say. In the first episode of College Matters from The Chronicle, we explore why this is happening, and what can be done about it.
College Matters
The disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid leaves many students vulnerable at a crucial time.