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News Articles: higher education

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  • Education

Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid

If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

July 09, 2026
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By:
  • Tiffany Camhi and
  • Cory Turner
Congress has opened up federal Pell Grants to help pay for short-term workforce training, but many programs are struggling to meet the requirements.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.

July 01, 2026
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny

Tagged as: 

  • Education

July 1 brings big student loan changes. Here's what you need to know

A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.

June 10, 2026
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By:
  • Cory Turner

Tagged as: 

  • Education

This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board

The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.

May 25, 2026
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines
Admitted students and their families, including some from rural areas, take a tour of the Amherst College campus as they decide whether or not to enroll. <br>

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  • Education

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

May 16, 2026
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech's information technology department warning users about the Canvas breach on Friday.

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  • Education

Canvas is back online, but questions — and final exam disruptions — linger

Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform.

May 08, 2026
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers walk around the campus of West Virginia State University, where both completed undergraduate degrees. They consider the campus a second home because staff there worked hard to make sure their education was accessible. Now, they're in a graduate program that they say has failed to make their learning materials accessible and have filed a lawsuit.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools

Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.

April 22, 2026
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
Izzy Johnson, left, and Jack Beatson are first-year students at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vt. The college has announced that it will close at the end of this semester.

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  • Education

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows

As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.

April 13, 2026
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
Harold Rogers and Miranda Lacy met at West Virginia State University—they both still consider this campus home. They went on to graduate school at West Virginia University, where they say they've faced huge challenges as blind students.

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  • Education

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.

April 06, 2026
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Tagged as: 

  • National

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions

A federal judge on Saturday said the Trump Administration the demand to collect data from universities was rolled out in a "rushed and chaotic" manner.

April 04, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press

Tagged as: 

  • Education

How a SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship could impact education access

All children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education. But without birthright citizenship, access to schools and colleges could get complicated.

March 30, 2026
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta

Tagged as: 

  • Education

March (Audio) Madness! Here are the finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge

From 75 campuses across 35 states, we've listened to hundreds of student entries to select the very best for NPR's College Podcast Challenge.

March 05, 2026
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By:
  • Steve Drummond and
  • Janet W. Lee

Tagged as: 

  • Education

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it.

March 03, 2026
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines
The top 10 countries that gave contracts and gifts to U.S. colleges and universities as of December 16, 2025.

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  • Education

U.S. colleges received more than $5 billion in foreign gifts, contracts in 2025

New data from the U.S. Education Department show the extent of international gifts and contracts to colleges and universities.

February 12, 2026
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Steve Drummond
Brown University has awarded the first grants under its deal with the Trump Administration.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Brown University pays out first workforce grants under deal with Trump

The Ivy League school is giving $1.5 million to a community college and to a nonprofit apprenticeship program.

January 31, 2026
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
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