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CUNY Phases Out Traditional Math, English Remedial Courses

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The City University of New York (CUNY) has now fully phased out traditional remedial courses. Students who need additional support with math or English courses will now be sent to classes that count toward their degree requirements. CUNY has been phasing out traditional remedial courses since 2016.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Right before Christmas, Clarkson University made the shocking announcement that it was closing its School of Arts & Sciences, phasing out all its majors in the humanities and social sciences, including foundational disciplines such as history, political science, sociology, and communications. West Virginia's situation is hardly unique.

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Students Who Don’t Complete College Hold More Debt Now Than Originally Borrowed: Report

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The HEA Group used borrowing levels from 2013-15 and compared that to what was owed four years later, according to the report. The report found that the amount owed four years after initially taking out student loans varies greatly between non-completers and completers who attended a public college or university.

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Keeping Community College Students Out of Remedial Courses Boosts Eventual Earnings: Study

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Community college students who took those "corequisite" courses, or college-level courses with academic support, also saw higher earnings, thanks in part to the shortened degree completion time. The study tracked more than 900 community college students beginning in the fall of 2013, according to a Trinity College press release.

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Northwestern University Celebrates First Cohort of Incarcerated Graduates

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The graduates will stay with the Northwestern Prison Education Program as teaching assistants and fellows to help other incarcerated students at the correctional institution earn degrees. Northwestern University just celebrated its first cohort of incarcerated bachelor's degree earners. The university announced the Nov.

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Ten Examples of UT-Austin Transfer Apply Texas Essay A Statement of Purpose

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Throughout, you should provide specific examples why you are deserving of a space on campus and in your major and what perspectives you bring to the university. Philip’s College, a two-year institution, to pursue a Biomedical Engineering and Technology Associate’s. I provide a series of blog posts offering tips starting here.