Higher Education
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Students like mine will suffer if they must hide their race in college essays
Our nation’s highest court is on the cusp of telling millions of children that educators will no longer be able to fully consider their stories, writes Kate Peltz.
Community college started me toward my PhD
Only when I finally attended community college did I feel that maybe I could be a successful college student, writes Brandi Perri. Other students shouldn't have to struggle so hard...
Why we should teach students about love
My students love talking about love -- and maybe studying it can help them learn to connect, writes Mark Wagner.
I didn't cry when I took my son to college. Then I got home
I pull into our driveway and see the house listing, as it prepares to welcome back three, not four, writes Bill Eville.
Let's forgive student debt, but only for the hardest-luck borrowers
President Biden shouldn't listen to those who push for greater student loan forgiveness, writes Rich Barlow.
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MIT’s investment in fossil fuels is wrong. We also think it's illegal
MIT refuses to use its power — including control of its $27.4 billion endowment — for climate action, write Owen Leddy and Ellie Rabenold.
Why we stopped grading our students on their writing
External motivations like grades squash internal ones like curiosity and interest, the mindsets that motivate learning, write Marisa Milanese and Gwen Kordonowy.
Public College Is Expensive, Too. My Son Has $27K In Debt — From UMass
Graduates of public universities in Massachusetts once had the second-lowest student debt in the country, writes Nancy Grossman. Now they have one of the highest.
Uncertainty And Pandemic Shortfalls Prompt 'Very Tough' Cuts At UMass
The system's adjusted $3.3 billion budget involves a projected $291 million in expense reductions.
International Students Still Being Denied Visas, AGs Warn
A group of state attorneys general led by Maura Healey told a federal judge Tuesday that federal officials have not yet followed through with their pledge to keep in place...
UMass Pairs Tuition Freeze With Layoffs And Spending Cuts
The University of Massachusetts will cut fiscal 2021 spending about 5% below last year's level, part of a strategy to close a $264 million budget gap as the university and...
Poll: Many Low-Income, Latino Residents Are Rethinking College Amid The Pandemic
A sizable minority of Massachusetts’ most underserved high school students and their families are reconsidering their higher education plans in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov't Rescinds Rule Barring Foreign Students From U.S. While Colleges Hold Classes Remotely
The Department of Homeland Security agreed to rescind new and tighter restrictions placed on student visas amid a suit begun by Harvard and MIT. The striking reversal came in a...
Loughlin, Giannulli Want $1M Bail Cut Ahead Of Sentencing In College Admissions Scandal
"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli are urging a judge to cut their bail from $1 million to $100,000, saying they will not flee...
More Than 200 Schools Back Harvard/MIT Lawsuit Over Foreign Student Rule
The schools have signed court briefs arguing that a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy jeopardizes students’ safety and forces schools to reconsider fall plans they have spent months preparing.
Hampshire College Offers Foreign Students 'Sanctuary' Amid New Rules
College President Ed Wingenbach said in a statement this week that the private, liberal arts college in Amherst isn’t directly impacted by the new measures, but that the school has...
Harvard And MIT Sue To Block Tougher ICE Policy On Student Visas
In a suit filed jointly Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court, attorneys for the two universities said the rule “leaves hundreds of thousands with no educational options within the United...
MIT Will Welcome Seniors Back To Campus This Fall
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will only welcome back two groups of students to its Cambridge campus: Rising seniors who wish to return and "a relatively small fraction of other...
Brown Announces Plans For Students' Return To Campus In Fall
Undergraduates will be required to be on campus for two of the three terms - fall, spring and summer - but no first-year students will attend the fall term, President...
ICE: International Students Whose Courses Are All Online This Fall Must Leave U.S.
The immigration agency announced Monday that it is walking back exemptions issued in the spring which allowed international students on F-1 and M-1 visas to temporarily circumvent federal regulations around...