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  The Master’s Degree Ripoff

  Forbes - Scott White

  Most of the discussion of student loan debt has revolved around undergraduate education, but over 40% of student loan debt is graduate school debt, despite enrolling only 15% of borrowers. In 2006, A graduate PLUS loan was created. The previous limit for a direct unsubsidized loan was $20,500. As …

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  Are professors too soft on grading? Survey says 8 in 10 give in to 'grade grubbing'

  universitybusiness.com - Alcino Donadel

  A hallmark of students’ learning experience is their ability to approach and engage their professor outside of the classroom to pick their brain in a …

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  This medical exam tried ditching test scores to help students. It backfired

  universitybusiness.com - Alcino Donadel

  Second-year medical students who historically took Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) had long viewed the exam results …

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  Endowments per full-time-equivalent student

  insidehighered.com - Joshua Kim

  The 2022 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments (NTSE) results provide a wealth of data for understanding university wealth. A table I’ve been spending time …

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  College closures drive expansion of Bard prison program

  insidehighered.com - Josh Moody

  Bard College is expanding its program for incarcerated students with a new enrollment and transfer initiative prompted by the recent closures of …

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  Controversial reading project at Teachers College will 'dissolve'

  insidehighered.com - Ryan Quinn

  Teachers College of Columbia University says it is “dissolving” its Reading and Writing Project after more than 40 years. The project received …