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How Student Debt Became a $1.6 Trillion Crisis
In this article for CNBC, Abigail Hess discusses how student loans turned into crippling debt…
Frank ZhangJune 12, 2020
‘Higher Education Essentially Preserves Intergenerational Racial and Class Inequality’: How Coronavirus Could Make it Worse
Jillian Berman writes for MarketWatch about how the financial burdens of the coronavirus may exacerbate…
Nuo TianJune 12, 2020
UW Drops SAT, ACT Requirement, Extending Coronavirus Accommodation
In this article for the Seattle Times, Katherine Long discusses the University of Washington’s decision…
Nuo TianJune 11, 2020
With Transportation’s Future Unclear, Some Question Spending
Jessica Wehrman writes for Roll Call about how the coronavirus may affect the future of…
Nuo TianJune 11, 2020
6 Insights That Could Make Economic Recovery More Equitable This Time
In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Goldie Blumenstyk explores how we can learn from…
Nuo TianJune 10, 2020
Harvard Named World’s Best University for the 9th Year in a Row
In this article for Yahoo News, Aarthi Swaminathan discusses how college rankings can be misleading.…
Nuo TianJune 9, 2020
Can the Racial and Economic Justice Movement Help Advance Equity in Higher Education?
In this Diverse Issues in Higher Ed article, Yves Salomon-Fernández discusses the importance of higher…
Nuo TianJune 9, 2020