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American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.

Tighter federal borrowing limits may deepen inequities, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.

Higher education's embrace of AI reveals deeper trends in institutional priorities and what's at risk.

While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in 2020.

While some students living in the US without legal authorization can apply for private scholarships or state-based financial aid, a growing number of states are changing the rules.

It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.

More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.

Students in this literature course read a range of novels, short stories and more on grave robbing, murder, terror and grief.

More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.