Why college is getting more expensive
The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university.
2023-07-16 22:57
China detains graduate who allegedly stole data for website rating students' attractiveness
Police in China have detained a college graduate suspected of stealing university data to create a website rating the attractiveness of his fellow students.
2023-07-05 16:18
Lawsuit alleges Harvard gives preferential treatment to legacy admissions, who are 'overwhelmingly' White
Three minority advocacy groups are suing Harvard University's governing body, accusing the school of discrimination by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, and are citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action to bolster their lawsuit.
2023-07-04 08:27
South Korea is cutting 'killer questions' from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools.
2023-07-02 08:17
More Americans disapprove than approve of colleges considering race, ethnicity in admissions decisions, study shows
Half of surveyed adults in the US disapprove of students' race and ethnicities factoring into the college admissions process, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
2023-06-11 21:53
12.9 million Chinese students take college entrance exam as pressures mount
For nearly 13 million high school students across China, Wednesday marks a day that could make or break their plans for college and the increasingly competitive job market beyond.
2023-06-07 11:21
125,000 New York high school seniors will be automatically accepted to SUNY community colleges this fall, governor announces
About 125,000 New York high school students will receive a letter notifying them they've been automatically accepted to the State University of New York's community college programs, the state's governor announced Thursday.
2023-06-02 09:56
US colleges game out a possible end to race-conscious student admissions
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON In 1998, the year a voter-approved measure barring the use of race-conscious admissions policies
2023-05-24 18:28
U.S. News changes its college rankings to emphasize diversity and remove alumni giving
U.S. News & World Report announced changes to the methodology of its controversial Best Colleges rankings to emphasize the success of diverse students and to remove the influence of alumni giving and class size, the media company said in a statement.
2023-05-24 00:47
Spanish and Dutch kings attend daughters' graduation in Wales
King Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the ceremony.
2023-05-21 19:24
Amid a conservative takeover of a Florida liberal arts college, graduation attendees boo a former Trump adviser giving a keynote speech
Dr. Scott Atlas, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, was met with a flurry of boos, jeers and chants as he delivered a keynote speech during the graduation ceremony for the New College of Florida Friday night, amid a contentious conservative government takeover of the college.
2023-05-20 13:55
New College of Florida graduates hold alternative commencement ceremony in protest against Gov. DeSantis' conservative takeover of the college
Graduates at the New College of Florida held an alternative commencement ceremony Thursday evening in protest of Gov. Ron DeSantis' conservative takeover of the college earlier this year.
2023-05-19 11:57