Study looks at the benefits of mindfulness for graduate students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Ph.D. students already have too much to do and a long list of challenges, from research setbacks to paying the bills on a meager salary. That’s not to mention the things that can really go wrong for a graduate student, such as having an abusive adviser. So the notion that a bit…
Read More about Study looks at the benefits of mindfulness for graduate studentsSupreme Court hears oral arguments on DACA program
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Court considers whether the Trump administration lawfully ended a program that provides deportation relief and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people, including many college students.
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EDSOURCE — As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stop protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation, the University of California is preparing to support immigrant students, regardless of the outcome, according to UC President Janet Napolitano.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students in rural areas have lower average rates of college enrollment and degree completion compared to nonrural students, according to findings in a new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The findings, published in the American Journal of Education, show that while the divide has narrowed since the…
Read More about Study finds disparities in college enrollment and degree completion among rural studentsPew study: One in four U.S. student loan borrowers default within five years
MSN MONEY — A quarter of borrowers who take out student loans end up defaulting within five years, while many of the people who pause or defer payments due to hardships end up paying more than they originally would’ve owed, according to a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — As applications to American business schools decline, the percentage of women enrolled in full-time M.B.A. programs continues to rise, climbing this fall to an average of 39% at more than 50 of the top programs in the U.S., Canada and Europe, new data show.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Recent allegations of copyright violations against a professor who shared his own work on his website spark debate about ownership and whether peer reviewers should be paid.
Read More about Professor receives copyright strike for sharing his own workReport: New data on students who left college without obtaining a degree
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Report features broad new data on 36 million Americans who left college without a credential, including 3.8 million who returned to college in the last five years, nearly one million of whom completed.
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WGBH — An NPR story this week revealed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau attempted such examinations but was thwarted by the Trump administration’s Department of Education. At issue is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which aims to help police, military service members, teachers, people who work at nonprofits and others. If they make…
Read More about Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director testifies on Public Service Loan Forgiveness issuesSurvey: Higher education leaders are concerned about their institutions’ ability to adapt to change
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Do college and university presidents believe their institutions are well prepared to adapt to the major headwinds facing higher education? And are their institutions operating in ways that suggest they are well positioned? The report, “The Transformation-Ready Higher Education Institution,” included a survey of nearly 500 senior administrators at four-year colleges and universities,…
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