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New Biden administration guidelines offer strategies to promote racial diversity without affirmative action
New guidance from the Biden administration urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on their campuses after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
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Here's what you need to know as FAFSA June 30 deadline approaches
A major deadline is fast approaching for college students. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, allows you to be considered for federal student aid, and is sometimes used by colleges to award their own grants, scholarships, and loans. For the current 2022-23 academic year, the deadline to fill out this form is fast-approaching: June 30th, 2023. While…
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Here's what you need to know as the June 30 FAFSA deadline approaches
As the June 30 FAFSA deadline approaches, here’s what students need to know about the form that makes them eligible for government loans and grants.
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Excelsior Applications Are Now Open: How to Get Your NY College Education Tuition-Free
New York State has opened applications for the Excelsior Scholarship that allows eligible full-time students to attend a SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year college tuition-free for the 2023-2024 academic year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The scholarship is administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation. “The Excelsior Scholarship is one of the most promising programs in New...
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These Are the Highest-Paying College Majors, 4 Years After Graduation—Many Pay Over $100,000
Half of the top 10 majors with graduates making the most money are subsets of engineering, according to new research.
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‘We Were Terrified': Break-in Gives College Students Real-Life Lesson in Off-Campus Safety
A Boston University student watched her off-campus apartment’s Ring camera in horror as she realized there was a burglar in her roommate’s bedroom. What students and their parents should know about their safety.
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Better Get Baquero Has Ways to Help Pay for College
WNBC’s Better Get Baquero’s Lynda Baquero has scholarship ideas to help pay for the rising cost of college tuition.
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NJ Schools May Benefit from ‘Flutie Effect' After NCAA Tournament Runs
In the first two rounds of March Madness, we’ve seen a few New Jersey universities get unexpected wins over top-ranked teams in the bracket. Those successes might have some impact outside the basketball court as well.
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No. 15 Princeton Upsets No. 2 Arizona, First Tourney Win Since 1998
No. 15 Princeton stuns No. 2 Arizona in a 59-55 win to advance to the 2nd round of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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KFC Is Covering 100% of College Tuition for Employees Through University Partnership
KFC is set to double down on helping its employees get an education.
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Columbia Dumps SAT Admissions Requirement for Good
Columbia University says it will no longer require prospective undergraduate students to take the SAT or ACT tests in order to be considered for admission.
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‘We're Not Going to Stop': Students Rally for Debt Relief Outside Supreme Court
The rally comes as the high court’s justices hear challenges to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
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A Federal Judge Blocked President Biden's Plan for Student Loan Forgiveness, So What's Next?
“We are disappointed in the decision of the Texas court to block loan relief moving forward,” the U.S. Secretary of Education said Friday.
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Adele Plans to Take a Break From Music to Get Her College Degree
Though she is slated to return to Las Vegas for her residency, which begins in November and will run through March 2023, she said at a Q&A event in Los Angeles promoting her new video, she is planning to get her college degree.