Category: Colleges and Universities

As Visa Policies Tighten, International Students Find Tougher Job Market

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Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States.
How Brandeis Is Trying to Change College Shopping

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A new tool on the university’s website tells you what the first year “will” cost if you get in.
After Prison, a Financial Titan Plots an Unlikely Comeback

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Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.
Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs

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Young people aiming to build careers are entering fields they had not considered to find their footing.
This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.

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Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.
Looking for a College Scholarship on Social Media Sites? Buyer, Beware.

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Students say they trust their peers’ advice more than financial advisers’, a new survey found. But experts say students need to do their own research.
China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt.

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Zhang Xuefeng helped people navigate the country’s unforgiving higher education system. The public outpouring after his death was a quiet rebuke to the punishing process.
Some Borrowers Are Moving Abroad and Abandoning Their Student Loans

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A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans.
Parents Who Borrowed for Children’s College Face Looming Deadline

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New rules mean that parent PLUS loans have to be consolidated into a new loan by June 30 for parents to keep affordable payments. But the deadline is really earlier to allow time for processing.
How Bard College Became a Major Real Estate Player 20 Miles Away

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A nonprofit foundation donated $82 million worth of properties in Hudson, N.Y., to the school, which has provided few details about its plans.
Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed

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Their anger goes far beyond the recent rise of unemployment and the looming threat of A.I.
Colman McCarthy, Journalist Who Waged Peace in the Classroom, Dies at 87

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For decades, he wrote a syndicated column in The Washington Post promoting nonviolence. That became the subject of a course he taught for nearly 40 years.