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7 Contentious Commencement Speakers
TIME looks back at some of the more controversial graduation speeches over the years.
Are School Closings Discriminatory?
Chicago returned to the center of the national debate over the future of public education this week as the city’s school board voted to shut down 50 schools.
We’re Doing a Lousy Job of Getting Poor Kids to College
For low-income students in the United States, the college math is bleak: only one-third of kids from families at or below the poverty line attend college, and even fewer graduate.
Yes, Really: Private Colleges Offering More Financial Aid Than Ever
After years of skyrocketing tuition costs, many private colleges in the United States are ramping up their financial aid packages in an attempt to attract new students and boost sagging enrollments.
As College Applications Rise, So Does Indecision
Welcome to Decision Day, when high school seniors choose which college to attend and send in deposits to secure their place. It’s supposed to be the fun part — the reward for all those long nights spent writing papers, cramming …
Minerva Aims to be an Online Ivy League University
Online learning has been trumpeted by everyone from academics to politicians to venture capitalists as a way to improve access to education. But now a novel idea is emerging from a prominent group of digital education supporters: …
How Much Will It Matter If Student Loan Interest Rates Double?
The bell has been rung in the next round in the fight over student loan interest rates, and borrowers could take it on the …
College Admissions: Ivy League Acceptance Rates Decline
Gaining entry into an Ivy League school is getting tougher every year. The prestigious group of eight colleges and universities recently made their admissions decisions, and all but one decreased their already low acceptance …
Majoring in Drones: Higher Ed Embraces Unmanned Aircraft
Schools are adopting majors and certificate programs in unmanned aircraft systems to prepare students for potential future jobs.
Just How Bad Off Are Law School Graduates?
Faced with a dismal job market, the legal profession may be undergoing fundamental change
Who Needs Philosophy? Colleges Defend the Humanities Despite High Costs, Dim Job Prospects
As rising tuition and mounting student debt makes prospective income a bigger part of choosing a major, humanities disciplines such as philosophy and history are under attack in favor of such fields as engineering and business, …
Should Colleges Ban Double Majors?
As higher-education organizations look for ways to boost graduation rates, an open letter urges schools to narrow student choices