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Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California community college students

The Hechinger Report

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

Angie Perez and some of her classmates are studying together in a covered plaza that connects a classroom building with the law library at St. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students and other advocacy groups are lobbying Congress to mandate training for graduate mentors and advisors. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. Today, Mora is an associate professor of sociology at Berkeley and a mentor to other first-generation college students.

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Increasingly skeptical students, employees want colleges to show them the money

The Hechinger Report

Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum that focuses on economic policy. Yet another group comprised of labor unions, students and advocacy groups has been analyzing universities’ investments in hedge funds, which these activists — who call themselves Hedge Clippers — say are bad risks with high fees.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

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That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.