“I have all these big dreams and these big aspirations,” says Jayla Ward, an incoming freshman at Northern Illinois University and the first in her family to go to college.
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Posted inCalifornia
California invested millions pushing these careers for women. The results are disappointing
Women continue to lag behind men in certain science, technology, engineering and math programs.
Posted inOhio
What fewer international college students could mean for Ohio this fall
As the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown continues, national estimates project 30% to 40% fewer new students from around the globe will be on American campuses this fall.
Posted inPuerto Rico
Private school students lead University of Puerto Rico admissions for the first time
While students from public schools continue to show interest in the UPR, the combination of poverty and structural inequality affects their preparation to meet admission standards.
Posted inCalifornia
Free AI training comes to California colleges — but at what cost?
Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM will offer AI-related tools to California’s schools and universities in an effort to prepare the state’s students for a changing economy.
Posted inCharlottesville
UVA names interim president amid concerns with selection process
The University of Virginia has a new interim president, but some students and faculty say the selection process was not inclusive enough.
Posted inColorado
Colorado created two programs to get adults back to college. One worked far better than the other.
The biggest difference between the two programs has been funding.
Posted inTexas
Texas State System dissolves faculty senates, eroding professors’ influence on campuses
While other universities move to preserve the advisory bodies, Texas State will abolish them under a new state law that curtails faculty’s influence on campuses.
Posted inNorth Carolina
North Carolina helps families making less than $80,000 pay for college. Here’s what to know about Next NC.
The scholarship covers tuition and fees at the state’s community colleges and more than half of those costs at its public four-year universities.
Posted inOhio
From student aid to opioid prevention: What Ohio State, Case Western Reserve are spending federal lobbying dollars on
Like their peers nationwide, federal records show Ohio’s most selective universities are making a big push to try to influence Washington lawmakers as higher education faces pressure from the Trump administration.