As of August 2024, 39% of first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students were not completing their program within eight years. The reason: students don’t see a clear path to completion. Read more

Since ChatGPT launched in late 2022, students have been among its most avid adopters. When the rapid growth in users stalled in the late spring of ’23, it briefly looked like the AI bubble might be popping, but growth resumed that September; the cause of the decline was simply summer break Read more

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by Hollywood. Read more

The loans are disproportionately utilized by Black and Latino families and the families of students at HBCUs, and advocates worry the limits will hinder access to college. Read more

As colleges face mounting financial challenges, institutional aid budgets could take a significant hit, passing costs to students and undermining promising access initiatives. Read more

In the age of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, we are witnessing an unprecedented transformation in how knowledge is produced, disseminated and consumed. These tools can summarize dense texts, write code, draft legal contracts, or respond to philosophical questions in seconds. Read more

To honor its inaugural Title IX month, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into the University of Wyoming for allowing a male to be admitted to Kappa Kappa Gamma, a female sorority. Read more

Gen Z has been called a lot of names, but one of the newest nicknames is perhaps the most interesting—and the most telling: the “toolbelt generation.” Read more

NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records. Read more

About 10 years ago, I was sitting in a Mexican restaurant surrounded by people who smelled distinctly like elephant crap. Read more