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The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them

University Business

Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyllfor low-income college students chasing that storied experience at Californias private nonprofit colleges, the expense is high: sometimes $30,000 or more in the first year alone after all grants and scholarships are considered. Read more at CalMatters.

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Emory Replaced Loans with Grants for Over 1,500 More Students Last Fall, University Announces

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.

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International students boost Canadian economy by $31bn

The PIE News

It is estimated that international students spent roughly $37.3bn on “tuition, accommodation, and discretionary items”, the update said – even when accounting for Canadian scholarships and bursaries.

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Committing and Recommitting to Open

ACRLog

This semester I’ve had a few opportunities to think and talk through my librarian and pre-librarian work, and especially my commitment to open scholarship and teaching. Funnily enough, I wrote about open access publishing in my very first post on ACRLog back in 2008.

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Exposing Duchateau's Plagiarism: A Shocking Case of Academic Misconduct at Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Emmanuel Legeard)

Higher Education Inquirer

Jean-Pierre Egger revealed the method while respecting its intellectual property during seminars and university lectures in 2012. I have begun publicly correcting this falsehood online, as seen in similar cases such as one involving the University of Zurich which have led to severe consequences for plagiarists.

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Canada needs “ambitious research agenda”, scientists urge

The PIE News

“The health of the research and innovation ecosystem depends therefore on a renewal of the core funding of the federal granting councils, alongside competitive funding through graduate level scholarships and post-doctoral fellowships,” the letter to prime minister Justin Trudeau and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland reads.

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johnson My alma mater, the University of Florida, recently eliminated its DEI positions and offices. Would the same be true if I enrolled at the University of Florida today? In Texas, a ban on DEI initiatives and offices at publicly funded universities and colleges took effect Jan. Dr. Susan D. It felt both sudden and final.

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