Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to undermine this year’s presidential race.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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6 Places to Go to See College Football
Go for the energy of the mascots, marching bands and touchdown cheers, but don’t miss the museums, art, nightlife and more that make these places special.
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Yung Gravy and Lil Jon Help Recruit Gen Z Voters
The Party to the Polls Purple Tour, a nonpartisan event series geared toward young voters, aims to make voting rowdy.
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Biden Administration Floats Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Facing Hardship
The proposal, which faces tough legal prospects, would offer forgiveness to millions of borrowers who are unable to pay back their loans because of financial setbacks.
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Ralph Jennings, 86, Dies; Built Up Fordham’s Public Radio Station
He transformed WFUV from “a sandbox” into a professional operation, increasing its listenership nearly tenfold.
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‘A Rip-Off’: Students Secure a Final Settlement Against Walden University
A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education.
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How Mizzou Football Is Benefiting From State N.I.L. Laws
A state law allows high school athletes to earn endorsement money as long as they commit to attending a public university in Missouri. It’s having an effect.
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Judge Halts Biden Student Debt Plan Right After It Was Allowed to Proceed
The ruling was the latest instance of legal whiplash for the over 27 million borrowers who could qualify, and yet another blow to the president’s pledge to provide mass student debt relief.
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How States Are Enticing Employers to Help Their Workers Save for College
With college costs high, at least eight states now offer tax credits or deductions for employers that contribute to workers’ 529 accounts.
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Where Does Biden’s Student Loan Debt Plan Stand? Here’s What to Know.
The Supreme Court refused to allow a key part of President Biden’s student debt plan to move forward. Here’s what’s left of it, and who could still benefit.
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The College Presidency That Comes with a 25 Room Mansion
When Crystal Williams became president of Rhode Island School of Design, she moved into a Colonial Revival mansion and rolled up her sleeves.
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China Battery Tech Reflects Research Boom and Big Spending
Stressing science education, China is outpacing other countries in research fields like battery chemistry, crucial to its lead in electric vehicles.