Glitches with the new Federal Application for Federal Student Aid form have been blamed for fewer applications nationwide in 2023. In Maine, 23% fewer students had applied for the aid that will help them decide which college to attend or whether to go to college at all.
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Protests over Israel-Hamas war put spotlight on college endowments
One of the demands of anti-war protestors on college campuses is for their schools to divest their endowments from companies that are profiting from Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed
Students applying for college have been left in limbo this year as they await the Education Department’s overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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Department of Education orders investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions
According to the complaint filed by a Boston civil rights group, children of alumni or donors are about 6 times more likely to be admitted to the school.
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Faculty departures at UMaine Machias have professors on edge
Some worry that faculty lost because of a retirement incentive program will be replaced by lecturers and not fully credentialed professors.
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Five roommates. One fridge. Much drama.
Organizational experts and real roomies share strategies for dealing with leftovers, fridge cleanouts and who ate what.
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Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
Fewer college graduates could worsen labor shortages in fields from health care to information technology. For those who forgo college, it usually means lower lifetime earnings.
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Conservatives take aim at tenure for university professors
The trend reflects how conservative scrutiny of instruction related to race, gender, and sexuality has extended from schools to higher education.
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Yale and Harvard law schools abandon U.S. News college rankings
Two of the nation’s top law schools are bowing out of the college rankings, claiming they are detrimental to their missions.
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Colleges dabble in real estate to help U.S. staff afford housing
The University of Vermont plans to invest $22 million in a deal with a local developer to build 295 units of housing, 100 of which would be ready for occupancy in summer 2024.