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By Alexander C. Kafka
 

Financial crisis was the mother of invention. An institution in peril of going under five years ago has grown by thousands of students and is planning an offshoot in the United Arab Emirates. PREMIUM

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As they struggle to hold onto their share of the student market, small liberal-arts colleges face many challenges. Here’s what they’re doing to succeed.

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Professors at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln think pop-up courses can integrate different departments and teach students valuable new skills.

 

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Graduate Students
By Emma Pettit
 

Shahem Mclaurin said he had already spoken with an administrator about the racism he’d faced, with no action taken.

Students
By Zipporah Osei
 

Joy Kostansek, a graduate student at Ohio University, serves on a steering committee focused on helping students who aren’t sure where their next meal will come from. 

Student Aid
By Dan Bauman
 

Of 343 reports of noncompliance, 61 percent were identified to have broken federal regulations. Despite that failure rate, the department almost never punished servicers who repeatedly broke the rules.

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By Kevin Gannon
 

Here’s what job candidates need to know about preparing a sample class for an opening at a teaching-oriented college.

 

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Researchers have devised a blood test that can detect early-stage melanoma in approximately 80 percent of patients.

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