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Will it be easier for Pittsburgh families to access federal financial aid this year?

Kyle Mosley, director of financial aid at CCAC, talks to high school seniors and their parents about submitting the FASFA on Wednesday, Dec. 11,...

Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school

Gaps in academic achievement emerge as early as first grade. Fly View Productions/E+ via Getty Images by Eric Hengyu Hu, University at Albany, State University of...

What the presidential candidates have done − and where they stand − on education

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris present dueling platforms for U.S. education. Getty Images by Robert Shand, American University When it comes to education policy, former President...

California welcoming first undergraduate HBCU campus

California is welcoming its first undergraduate HBCU campus. According to Ebony, Huston-Tillotson University, an HBCU established in Austin, Texas, is expanding its reach to two...

Empowering engineering students through storytelling

Engineering students from underrepresented groups often feel isolated and ultimately switch majors. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images by Anne Hamby, Boise State University; Eric Jankowski, Boise State...

Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash

Nonbinary students may be wary of being ‘out’ on their college applications. Vladimir Vladimirov via Getty Images by Genny Beemyn, UMass Amherst The national backlash against...

J. Pharoah Doss: Achievement test and junk excuses for failure

Getty Images  The difference between achievement tests and aptitude tests is that achievement tests measure what students have learned, whereas aptitude tests evaluate their potential...

Each year, scores of accepted students drop out before college starts. What’s behind the college ‘melt?’

Students pick out dorm room supplies at the Downtown offices of The Negro Educational Emergency Drive, or NEED, in July 2024. The organization hosts...

3 strategies to help college students pick the right major the first time around and avoid some big hassles

Getty Images Stock Photo by Rachael Cody, University of Connecticut Not long after new college students have finished choosing the college that is right for them,...

Shortage of Black doctors is rooted in racist history

A view of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images  − a $600M gift from former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg...

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