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New Federal Caps Could Lead Students to Take Out Private Loans, Studies Show

Multiple analyses show that in certain programs, like dentistry, as many as half of students may need to take out more debt than a new federal limit allows.

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A Case for Pleasure Reading in Grad School

Reading for pleasure is an indispensable part of scholarly formation, Victoria McGovern writes.

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Brown to Fund Grad Students Who Lost Grants

Brown University will give money to some of its graduate students whose federal research grants were cut by the Trump...
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Cancellation of Grad Student Teaching Roles Fans Union Fight at Columbia

The university is advertising the open teaching positions to adjuncts, postdocs and New York–based graduate students at other universities.

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More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Pause Admissions in Humanities, Social Sciences

The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.

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Strike Failed to Pressure Rochester Into Non-NLRB Election

Ph.D. student workers say they’re not planning to resume a walkout this fall after trying in the spring to push the university to host a private union election.

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Georgetown Researcher Detained by ICE May Continue Working as Litigation Proceeds

A Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration agents in March will be allowed to resume his work, at...
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Opinion

What to Do When Your Job Search Stalls

Take these steps to get unstuck, Raquel Y. Salinas writes.