Can text messages from a chat bot help keep community college students enrolled? A new study suggests the answer is yes—if designed correctly. Read more

Five New York colleges are seeking accreditation from an agency outside their region—among the first to do so since the Trump administration changed the rules to allow it. Others will likely follow. Read more

An online university is offering 1,000 scholarships and opening its virtual doors to Ukrainian students whose studies have been disrupted by the war. Read more

India lacks enough spaces in medical schools, so for years the country has relied on Ukraine to fill the gap for low-income students. Read more

The university removed a statue of its founder from the campus, but will it change its name? That William Peace was a slaveholder has only recently become known. Read more

Leaders of the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education envision judging colleges on their contributions to social mobility and racial equity Read more

President Biden proposed a $2,175 increase in the maximum Pell Grant Monday in his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2023. That would bring the maximum annual Pell award to $8,670. Read more

Russia’s war against Ukraine has created financial uncertainty for students from both countries. Colleges are scrambling to help, while donors are more sympathetic to the Ukrainians. Read More

Formerly incarcerated students with college degrees struggle to find jobs because of their criminal records. A new center wants to change that. Read more

The most competitive colleges and universities in the country got more competitive. But most institutions are still trying to fill their classes. Read more