Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Theme Park Offers Free College to Employees
The Tennessee theme park Dollywood is participating in a free college for employees program that pays 100% of tuition at partner colleges.
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College Completion Rates Rise for Sixth Straight Year
The national college completion rate has risen steadily in recent years, according to new data.
Updated February 11, 2022
Navient Agrees to Cancel $1.7B in Student Loans
Attorneys general from 39 states accused the student loan servicer of offering borrowers risky, subprime loans.
Updated January 14, 2022
Earning Your Bachelor’s Degree at a Community College
Community college bachelor’s degrees are popular and proliferating. University leaders fear the worst, but those fears are largely unfounded.
Updated July 27, 2022
Columbia University Student Worker Union Reaches Deal With College
The university and student workers reached a deal after two years of negotiations and many counter offers.
Updated January 12, 2022
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Tenure Under Attack Nationwide
Continued political pressures threaten to erode tenure on public campuses and compromise academic freedom.
Higher Ed Faces Labor Crisis, Unionizing Efforts
Unions have become a contentious topic on college campuses as faculty, staff, and student employees demand better working conditions and pay.
Recommended DACA Rules Provide ‘Certainty’ for Dreamers in College
Higher ed advocacy groups want to extend federal financial aid to DACA recipients and adopt definitions included in the Dream Act of 2021.
Colleges Unlikely to Require COVID Vaccine Booster Shots: Survey
The new omicron variant of the virus may alter the way schools view COVID vaccine boosters, however.
‘Jeopardy!’ Holds First-Ever College Professors Tournament
Mayim Bialik will host the tournament featuring faculty from across the country. Stay tuned to BestColleges for updates.
Bill Would Extend SNAP to College Students, Fight Food Insecurity
The College Student Hunger Act would allow nearly 7 million Pell Grant recipients to be eligible for SNAP benefits.
CDC: College Students Should Get a COVID Booster Shot
The CDC strengthened its COVID-19 booster shot recommendation on Nov. 29 in response to the omicron variant.
Warren Questions New Student Loan Servicer’s ‘Checkered’ Past
The Democratic senator in a letter to Maximus said she is worried that student loan borrowers may be subject to “poor service and abusive behavior.”
Two Bootcamps Just Earned Accreditation. Here’s Why It Matters.
Two bootcamps just earned national accreditation, bringing participants one step closer to receiving federal financial aid and Pell Grants.
Students at For-Profit Colleges Excluded From Biden Pell Expansion
The Build Back Better framework would increase the maximum grant, but only for students attending public and private nonprofit colleges and universities.
Social Media Changes How College Students View Mental Health
The relationship between social media use and college students’ mental health became increasingly complex during the pandemic.
International Student Enrollment Plummeted During Pandemic
The 2020-21 academic year saw the sharpest decline in international enrollees in more than 70 years, according to a new report.