Are college leaders and policy makers pulling the right levers to achieve social mobility? Education Dept. finds shocking failures at USC; and more.
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By Sara Lipka

“Social mobility” is the talk of the sector. But are college leaders, policy makers, and funders pulling the right levers?

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Higher education’s unfulfilled promise.

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By Danielle McLean

The department will require changes throughout the university’s handling of Title IX cases, according to a resolution agreement released on Thursday.

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By Beth McMurtrie

It’s important to reform gateway courses, but to really improve student success, one professor argues, you need to re-evaluate the entire pathway to a degree.

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The share of students receiving Pell Grants has increased over a decade, particularly at less-selective colleges. (PREMIUM)

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One year after announcing one of the nation’s most generous financial aid initiatives, Rice University reflects on the impact of the initiative, the Rice Investment, including a significant increase in applicants and the number of students benefiting from need-based aid.

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Their slippery self-justifications reveal much about what’s wrong with the academy. (PREMIUM)

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Taking stock of a vanishing world. (PREMIUM)

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The New Jersey Institute of Technology has developed a cell- and gene-therapy professional science master’s degree program to meet growing demands from the biopharmaceutical industry.

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