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Colleges try to reassure international students

by Amy Scott
Mar 28, 2017
Foreign applications drop amid fear and uncertainty over Trump policies.
Polina Kaniuka, 28, a graduate student from Ukraine, at an event aimed at reassuring international students at Indiana State University.
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Without IRS tool, families scramble to fill out financial aid forms

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 13, 2017
It’s FAFSA season, when families apply for federal aid to pay for college. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool makes it easier for applicants to add the required tax information to their forms by transferring it directly from the IRS. Or it did. The IRS has suspended the service for several weeks, and if history is […]
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Immigration and politics on a Georgia campus in Trump country

by Eliza Mills
Feb 17, 2017
A group of friends at Dalton State College talk about racial tensions and American pride.
From left, Juan Garcia, Meghan O'Toole, Marlen Hernandez Garcia, Laurely Caycho and Diego Alvarado Ruiz at Dalton State College in Dalton, Georgia.
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Travel ban draws reaction from academics

by Andy Uhler
Feb 1, 2017
Over 5,000 academics have spoken up
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Does financial aid really drive up tuition?

by Amy Scott
Dec 14, 2016
Testing the "Bennett Hypothesis" that colleges raise prices because they can.
Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. 
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Most high school students aren't applying for financial aid, study says

by Donna Tam
Dec 1, 2016
The completion rates for student financial aid is “all over the map,” according to a new report.
 
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Undergrads are getting older, according to a new study

by Amy Scott
Nov 28, 2016
The so-called traditional college student is in the minority.
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Campaign aims to have more students study abroad

by Amy Scott
Nov 17, 2016
Goal is to double of the number of students studying in other countries by 2020.
Alexandria Maloney, 24, has taken study abroad trips to China and Cuba while a graduate student at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
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Schools report post-election bullying and harassment

by Amy Scott
Nov 15, 2016
The Southern Poverty Law Center is surveying teachers about the climate after Donald Trump’s win.
Hannah Stephenson, 2, eats a granola bar before joining her mother and 8-year-old brother in a march against President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday in Philadelphia.
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For-profit colleges get a post-election bounce

by Amy Scott
Nov 10, 2016
Analysts say Republican-led government could roll back regulations.
A sign marks the location of the University of Phoenix Chicago Campus in Schaumburg, Illinois. 
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