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California colleges are going online. How ready are they?

Felicia Mello Vanessa Arredondo Janelle Salanga

March 17, 2020 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

The coronavirus pandemic has caused universities to close campuses and forced classes to transition to virtual formats. While this transition has had its limitations for many – especially those who lack reliable access to the internet, a computer, or a work space – professors are working together and learning from their failures to provide an education for their students while also prioritizing their health and well-being.

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Peace Studies Program Attracts Young Iraqis Eager for Social Change

Olivia Cuthbert

February 10, 2020 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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Response Location: Iraq, Duhaq

In Iraq, where unemployment is high for recent grads, students gravitate towards science and math degrees. But, a new program in peace-and-conflict resolution is the first and only of its kind in the country. It teaches students about peace-building. Close to 250 people have enrolled. "For many undergraduates in the new program at Duhok, that means working side by side to create a more inclusive society. “It’s important for people in our society to know how to deal with conflict.”

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How one Minnesota university more than doubled its native student graduation rate

Caroline Preston

February 06, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has seen its six-year graduation rate for American Indian and Alaska Native students rise from 27 percent in 2008 to 69 percent in 2018, as well as an increase in the number of enrolled students who identify as native. The university credits this achievement to a number of academic and social programs designed to make native students feel welcome on campus, initiatives to increase empathy and understanding by teachers of issues facing native students, a summer institute for indigenous high school students, and more.

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A $100 Million Bet That Vacationland Can Be a Tech Hub, Too

Eduardo Porter

January 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

Universities situated in the right market have proven to jumpstart innovation and technological hubs across the country, from San Diego to Boston. Now, Portland, Maine is testing out the economic impact and growth of a new branch of Northeastern Univeristy that focuses on machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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She reported college football players for gang rape. Now she's on a mission.

Kenny Jacoby

December 16, 2019 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A new college athletic policy called the “Tracy Rule” is gaining traction as more colleges are held accountable for the behavior of their student athletes. The Tracy Rule, which has been adopted by 12 NCAA schools so far, requires the self-reporting of pending and closed criminal investigations – including sexual assault. While broad in scope, it’s intended to put more pressure on colleges who have often let Title IX offenses go unnoticed or ignored.

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Free tuition, $1,000 monthly stipend turn Tucson residents to teaching

Deagan Urbatsch

November 29, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

To help retain elementary school teachers, an Arizona school district teamed up with the University of Arizona. The program covers the cost of tuition for a student's teaching degree and pays students a monthly stipend.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

Laura Pappano

November 19, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

Food studies in Portuguese. History in German. To address declining enrollment in second-language courses and "combat the notion that language learning belongs only in language classes," more U.S. colleges are offering language-specific sections for classes traditionally taught in English.

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San Diego Students Going To Mexico For College

Max Rivlin-Nadler

November 07, 2019 |

KPBS Public Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana, Baja California Sur

The cost of higher education in California has continued to rise, and some students close to the Southern border have found a lower-cost and academically competitive alternative at CETYS, a private Mexican university. From 2010 to 2019, the Mexican school saw American student enrollment increase from 50 to 337, most from Southern California. In order to accommodate that growth and compete educationally, the university sought and received American accreditation in 2012, and recently developed an all-English business degree program.

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Z chlapca z osady je mentor, šikanované rómske dievča študuje na vysokej

Veronika Folentová

November 04, 2019 |

Denník N |

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Response Location: Slovakia, Levoca, Presov

Rómsky vzdelávací fond na Slovensku pomáha deťom z rómskej komunity, ktorá v sebe nesie historickú stopu sociálnych a ekonomických znevýhodnení, ako aj etnickej diskriminácie, prekonať problémy pri ukončení strednej školy a pokračovaní vo vysokoškolskom vzdelávaní. Fond funguje tak, že študentom, ktorí spĺňajú podmienky, poskytuje štipendium na úhradu vzdelávacích pomôcok, ako aj školské poradenstvo a osobné mentorstvo, ktoré pomáha študentom aj rodičom prekonať sociálne prekážky, ktoré bránia študentom v túžbe alebo schopnosti naplniť svoj potenciál.

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University of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to charge $100,000 a year

Pete D'Amato

October 30, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

One way that colleges are able to offer increasing amounts of financial aid is by increasing the full cost for others that can afford to pay. However, studies have found that these strategies are not effectively bringing low-income students to high-cost colleges because they are still seeing a sticker price that appears far out of reach.

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