Picture a pampered socialite ostentatiously putting her generational wealth on display. Or an outspoken teenage activist leading a climate change protest. Or a charismatic opportunist luring people into his latest scam. These descriptions apply equally to characters from “A Different World” — a sitcom that ran from 1987 to 1993
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This year, colleges must choose between fast financial aid offers, or accurate ones
Annelise Capossela for NPR Annelise Capossela for NPR Countless prospective college students are eager to commit to colleges, acceptances in hand, but are stuck waiting for one last piece of the puzzle: their college financial aid package. Those offers are coming later than normal this year, due to the troubled
California colleges provide abortion pills but many fail to make students aware
California legislators in 2019 passed the law that requires all the state’s 33 public university campuses to provide abortion pills. It took effect in January 2023, but LAist found that basic information for students to obtain the medication is often nonexistent. Jackie Fortiér/LAist hide caption toggle caption Jackie Fortiér/LAist California
Virginia has banned legacy admissions at its public colleges
After July 1, the University of Virginia and other public institutions in the state will no longer be able to give an admissions advantage to students who are connected to alums or donors. Daxia Rojas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daxia Rojas/AFP via Getty Images After July 1,
Families, colleges remain in limbo as the Education Department promises to fix FAFSA
Families and college financial aid offices are scrambling for answers as the U.S. Department of Education says it will fix a serious mistake with this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Source link
Colleges Turn to Geoengineering to Slash Their Carbon Budgets
When administrators at Princeton University decided to cut the carbon emissions that came from heating and cooling their campus, they opted for a method that is gaining popularity among colleges and universities. They began drilling holes deep into the ground. The university is using the earth beneath its campus to
FAFSA delays are straining families and colleges
For college hopefuls, cost is often the deciding factor on whether – and where – to go to school. For more than 17 million students, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the key to unlocking government dollars to help cover that cost. But this year’s FAFSA has
Colleges face pressure to curb antisemitism and Islamophobia
Posters hung around the New York University campus in Greenwich Village, showing people kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 in Israel, are seen torn up and covered with pro-Palestinian graffiti. Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images Posters hung around the New York University campus in Greenwich
U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?
Columbia University closed campus to the public ahead of pro-Israel and pro-Gaza rallies on Thursday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Columbia University closed campus to the public ahead of pro-Israel and pro-Gaza rallies on Thursday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The violence in Israel and Gaza has
Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges
University at California Los Angeles is just starting to catch up to the diversity numbers it saw before an affirmative action ban took effect in 1998, according to a university official. Students walk past Royce Hall at the UCLA campus. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP