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By Kristina Quynn

A new trend in American campus fiction features cautionary tales of academic drudgery and professional woe. (PREMIUM)

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By Audrey Williams June

From 10 to more than 40 hours per week for low-income students attending public four-year institutions, according to data released on Tuesday. (PREMIUM)

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By Scott Carlson

The support they need to overcome barriers to aspirational careers comes too little, too late. (PREMIUM)

The Edge
By Goldie Blumenstyk

Alternative credentials. The value of degrees. Enrollment challenges. Those were just a few of the topics most popular with readers of The Edge this year.

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Anyone with a book idea can pitch to scholarly press editors and get a fair hearing. But you have to make it easy for them to say yes.

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