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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a recent survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, 87 percent of employers responded that earning a college degree or credential is "definitely" or "probably" worth the money and time. Employers also recognize the value of a college degree.

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Northwestern AAUP Resolution Approved By Faculty Assembly

Academe Blog

Northwestern shall not limit speech, scholarship or criticism of any nation or government. The university’s legal resources shall be used to defend the rights of Northwestern University and its faculty, students, and staff from unlawful federal actions, including from censorship of teaching and research on identities and diversity.

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Why a college degree is still a great return on investment

University Business

In a recent survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, 87% of employers responded that earning a college degree or credential is “definitely” or “probably” worth the money and time. Employers also recognize the value of a college degree.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In their lawsuit against the Internet Archive, which could extract millions of dollars from the nonprofit organization, the publishers claim that the Internet Archive “badly misleads the public and boldly misappropriates the goodwill that libraries enjoy and have legitimately earned.

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PSLF Could Soon Include All Early Childhood Education Workers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Public service jobs include public education, social work, and early childhood education — it’s already in the definition. But public service requires the employers to either be a government organization, federal, state, local or other, or a 501c3 organization,” said Kantrowitz. “[ED]

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Are your school’s hidden costs spooking students? Here’s how to tell it to them straight

University Business

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization. Here are three ways to do so.

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GAO Report: Cost of College Remains a Mystery

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These best practices include itemizing key direct and indirect costs (like tuition, housing, and books), offering a cost of attendance estimate that includes these key costs, and providing an estimate of the net price by subtracting only gift aid (grants and scholarships that don’t need to be repaid) from the cost of attendance.

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