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Tuition-Discount Rates Continued to Climb at Private Colleges
Private colleges set a new record for discounting the tuition they charge students, according to a report released on Thursday…
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Student Diversity at More Than 4,300 Institutions
The table that follows shows the race, ethnicity, and gender of students at 3,924 colleges and universities in the fall…
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Yes, Phones Can Reveal if Someone Gets an Abortion
Last week a leaked memo revealed that the Supreme Court plans to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. If…
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Education
39 Million Americans Went to College but Didn’t Earn a Degree. Here’s What We Know About Who Returned.
Can universities and colleges do more to identify and re-enroll people who attended college but dropped out before earning a…
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AI Sommelier Generates Wine Reviews without Ever Opening a Bottle
In the world of wine reviews, evocative writing is key. Consider the following: “While the nose is a bit closed,…
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Fewer but Happier: Humanities Master’s and Ph.D. Graduates in 2020
The share of master’s and doctoral degrees awarded in the humanities in 2020 hit a record low, according to a…
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3 Things We Learned From the Latest Federal Employment and Enrollment Report
America’s colleges and universities last October enrolled the smallest share of graduating high-school seniors in over a decade. According to…
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Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Faculty Members at More Than 3,300 Institutions
The sortable table below shows the percentages of full-time faculty members who were members of specific racial and ethnic groups…
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Science
An Old-Fashioned Economic Tool Can Tame Pricing Algorithms
Price-setting algorithms play a major role in today’s economy. But some experts worry that, without careful checks, these programs might…
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Education
Here’s How Rising Inflation Is Affecting Higher Ed
Like every other industry right now, higher education is grappling with the effects of raging inflation, tempering much of the…
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