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Student Experience

FAFSA Delays Cause Headaches for Students, Schools

Only time will tell if the one-year confusion for the ‘simplified’ federal aid form will yield long-term benefits.

FAFSA Update Headache: How’d We Get Here?

Attempts to simplify and eliminate inconsistencies in the federal aid forms has resulted in an unprecedented disruption to student financial aid offices.

Architecture and the University: An Intersection of Form and Function

Universities are changing their internal spaces to match the way students live and learn.

Student Journalists Fight for Access as Universities Toe the Line

Student editors allege schools are more focused on public relations and protecting a brand than fostering legitimate student journalism.

AI Will Level the Academic Playing Field, Eventually

Higher-ed leaders are touting plans for an AI teaching revolution, but most students have yet to see significant results.

Don’t Assume Students Are AI Savvy 

As artificial intelligence transforms the classroom experience, higher ed leaders are stressing that students need guidance with how and when to use the technology appropriately.

Minerva University: Wisdom Through Experience

One university is developing global citizens by rethinking the entire higher education process, from admission to curriculum.

Standardized Admissions Testing: An Evolving Landscape

After nearly a century of SAT dominance, test-optional, test-blind and alternative testing methods are changing the higher ed admissions process.

QuickFire: Sarah McMaster

17 questions with Champlain College’s Executive Director for Marketing and Enrollment Management

Safety First! Ensuring Student Well-being Abroad

Two higher ed institutions with thriving study-abroad programs emphasize planning and communication to ensure student safety.