US Department of Education prepares to roll out FAFSA form following problems last year
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The federal aid form could officially launch this week. Hopes for a smooth financial aid cycle, and the Education Department’s chance at redemption, are on the line.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Last fall, instructors at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst suddenly started receiving scores for every student’s writing assignment, estimating how likely it was that they had been completed using generative artificial intelligence.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — India overtook China as the top source of foreign students in the U.S. last year, marking a boom in interest from the Global South and a shift to graduate programs.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — At a media dinner in New York Monday, nearly a dozen college presidents fielded questions on a range of topics, but none dominated the discussion more than Trump.
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USDA — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agricultural professionals.
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association has released its sixth annual Profile of the Legal Profession with a new chapter focused on women in the law.
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOL — As higher and legal education continue to evolve, gaining a comprehensive understanding of law school faculty is increasingly important. To this end, the American Law School Faculty Study provides a snapshot of law teaching and today and is the first of its kind to detail faculty career pathways and work experiences…
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SIU CARBONDALE NEWS — Hannah Brenner Johnson, professor of law and vice dean for academic affairs at California Western School of Law, will become the next dean of the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
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REUTERS — The American Bar Association has established a path for law schools to admit some or all of their new students without the Law School Admission Test or other “valid and reliable” admissions test.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — U.S. law schools attract many foreign applicants seeking training in the American legal system. Most commonly, applicants come from countries with similar common-law legal systems, like Canada, the United Kingdom, India and English-speaking nations in Africa and the Caribbean.
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