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Divided Decade

How good is it for the class of 2018?

by Mitchell Hartman
May 23, 2018
This year's college graduates enter one of the best job markets since the Great Recession.
Saul Rivera has just graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with a degree in astronomy. He's been applying for entry-level jobs at planetariums, museums and observatories around the country.
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Even in a robust economy, all college graduates are not equal

by Mitchell Hartman
May 23, 2018
It's a good job market for the class of 2018, but not everyone with a B.A. is likely to fare well economically.
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Why a college degree has become more important after the Great Recession, not less

by Kai Ryssdal
May 22, 2018
Public funding for higher ed may be getting scarcer, but a college degree is only getting more valuable.
US President Barack Obama (C) stands with ASU President Michael Crow (L) during the Arizona State University commencement ceremony at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona May 13, 2009.  
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With international student enrollment declining in the U.S., intensive English programs feel the pinch

by Laura Benshoff
May 16, 2018
For the first time in over a decade, new international student enrollment at US colleges and universities declined last year. Intensive English language programs felt the drop first.
English language students listen to their teacher Susan Squires at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Florida. 
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Investors are hot on student housing

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 27, 2018
When you think of commercial real estate, big urban skyscrapers or suburban office parks might come to mind. But college towns and university-adjacent apartment buildings are magnets for U.S. investors and many from abroad. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Texas legislature taking on college costs

by Renata Sago
Feb 21, 2018
Legislatures across the country are trying to contain tuition hikes.
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Student loan changes ahead

by Renata Sago
Jan 25, 2018
Congress is going to change how much graduates need to pay back and how quickly. Pell Grants and loan forgiveness are part of the Republican overhaul, too. A Senate committee will hold a hearing today with new details of an ambitious plan to reboot the nation’s student financial aid system. Until now, proposals for how […]
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The costs and benefits of a winning college football team

by Greg Echlin
Jan 15, 2018
Having a winning college football team led by a top caliber coach is worth the investment for some cities. Just ask Manhattan, Kansas, which invested over $200 million to improve its sport facilities and paid the coach for Kansas State’s football team $3 million last year.  The number of hotel rooms in the city doubled […]
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Maine’s university system tries to help with an impending labor shortage

by Robbie Feinberg
Dec 20, 2017
The schools are sharing resources to train more people for jobs.
Freshman Phillip Parent lines up metal weights in an introductory physics class at the University of Maine at Machias. The class is part of a partnership between the state’s universities.
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The dreaded FAFSA form is going mobile

by Jed Kim
Dec 1, 2017
The move is meant to meet teenagers on their phones and make it simpler for them to apply.
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