Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on the cinema.” His scholarship focused on how movies work.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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Report Helps Answer the Question: Is a College Degree Worth the Cost?
The analysis found that former students at most colleges had an annual income higher than high school graduates a decade after enrollment.
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For Michigan’s Economy, Electric Vehicles Are Promising and Scary
In a presidential battleground state, electric vehicles have emerged as a contested piece of the economic future — a job-killer or a job-creator.
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The Loophole for Grandparents in the New FAFSA Rules
Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid eligibility.
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Student Housing Has a New Mantra: Bigger Is Better
Off-campus complexes are getting larger, with some being home to more than 1,500 students, and being built on prime parcels of land as close to campus as possible.
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Some Colleges Are Pivoting as FAFSA Delays Drag On
The state schools in California and many other colleges are extending their May 1 commitment deadlines. Some are also creating new aid forms.
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Clyde Taylor, Literary Scholar Who Elevated Black Cinema, Dies at 92
A leading figure in the field of Black studies in the 1970s, he identified work by Black filmmakers as worthy of serious intellectual attention.
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Dartmouth Players Are Employees Who Can Unionize, U.S. Official Says
A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board cleared the way for the collegiate men’s basketball team to hold a vote.
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Touring Ghana’s Growing Arts Scene
A globalized art market has brought attention to Ghanaian artists like Ibrahim Mahama. On an arts-focused trip to the West African country, a writer finds a thriving scene following its own agenda.
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How FAFSA Changes Affect Multiple Family Members in College
The federal financial aid formula used to give a break to families with two or more children in college at a time. That’s gone now, and some schools may not fill the gap.
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Suit Seeks to Block N.C.A.A. Limits on Athletic Donors
The attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia are asserting that the N.C.A.A. has no right to stop boosters of college sports teams from paying players.
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Colleges Won’t Get FAFSA Data Until March, Delaying Aid Offers
The wait will make it difficult for many schools to finalize financial aid packages, despite already offering admissions to high school seniors.