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Liberal arts colleges look to career and tech education to bolster enrollment

by Kirk Carapezza
Feb 2, 2021
With the number of high school graduates expected to shrink in New England and a shortage of people in tech, colleges see an opportunity.
Claudia Cabrera, who is taking advanced manufacturing courses at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, says someday she wants to help make robots.
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COVID-19

Community colleges hit hard by the pandemic

by Erika Beras
Jan 25, 2021
The steep decline in enrollment during the past academic year could affect the budgets of these schools for years to come.
Steep declines in both enrollment numbers and state budgets are hurting community colleges.
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Momentum builds for Biden to cancel student loan debt

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Chris Farrell and Meredith Garretson
Dec 14, 2020
Marketplace senior economics contributor Chris Farrell thinks it's become a matter of when and how much debt will be canceled.
The administration proposed a student-loan repayment system based on earnings and family size in conjunction with its plan to cancel some student debt.
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COVID & Unemployment

Pandemic makes Public Service Loan Forgiveness more difficult

by Samantha Fields
Dec 9, 2020
For people pursuing student loan forgiveness, getting laid off means they're no longer able to make qualifying payments for PSLF.
Nearly 25% of people with student loans working in nonprofits or public service have had a significant change in their work situation during the pandemic, according to a recent survey from TIAA.
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The pandemic is creating a new kind of community among deferred students

by Ilana Strauss
Dec 1, 2020
These students are fostering friendships and study groups without school.
A quiet MIT campus in July. The coronavirus pandemic is giving many students a reason to defer their school admissions.
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Shelf Life

College admissions is a business, and the pandemic could upend it

by Jeff Selingo
Oct 5, 2020
In his new book, Jeff Selingo looks at how some colleges must compete for applicants, and why the COVID-19 pandemic could make this competition even tighter.
A student moving into the University of Colorado Boulder on Aug. 18, 2020.
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COVID-19

Students face COVID-19 liability waivers upon return to campus

by Erika Beras
Sep 2, 2020
Those waivers could mean schools don't have to spend as much on precautions, like new heating and ventilation systems.
Incoming students began moving onto the Ohio State campus on Aug. 13 on a staggered schedule to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Some small colleges are closing their doors for good amid pandemic

by Sasha Aslanian
Aug 20, 2020
By one estimate, about 200 private liberal-arts institutions are on the verge of going under.
Students on a North Carolina college campus. Smaller institutions are having a tougher time financially.
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Fury over COVID-19 changes to university admittance in England

by Victoria Craig
Aug 18, 2020
At first, a new COVID-19 system caused hundreds of thousands of entrance exam grades to be deflated.
Students hold signs as they take part in a protest march from Codsall Community High School to the office of Gavin Williamson, Britain's current education secretary, to demonstrate against the downgrading of university entrance exam results.
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Reimagining the Economy

Could reforming student loan debt provide a long-term U.S. economic boost?

by Victoria Craig
Aug 10, 2020
U.S. policymakers may look to Europe for inspiration on reforming the higher education finance system.
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