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International Students Contributed $41 billion to the US Economy
…as well as 458,290 jobs during the 2018-2019 academic year a new NAFSA report finds. Trump’s July 6th announcement of his intention to bar international college students from entering the country if their school went fully remote was met with swift outrage and backlash by both students and colleges. Along …
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College Fit is Key to Completion of STEM Degrees
…as Malcolm Gladwell’s 2013 book David and Goliath finds that choosing a school where you excel may be more important than choosing a school for its elite status, especially for those interested in science. Largely based on a 1988 study by Strenata et. al, Gladwell’s book proposes that being…
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Students Seeking New Educational Paths
…as a May 14th survey of more than 8,000 Americans revealed that 43% of young Americans have changed their education plans due to coronavirus. Socioeconomic and health situations have changed for many Americans, thus for those still considering enrollment in the next six months, interest in online-only colleges and universities,…
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Students rank small liberal arts schools higher than Ivy League and UCs
Williams and Bowdoin rank especially high on several student-generated rankings. Every year, the Princeton Review’s college rankings survey 140,000 students across 385 schools to generate 62 different lists of top 20 schools in eight categories. Below we include our picks from the results of five Academic surveys (1).…
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UCs spend over $1 billion in scientific research and development
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reviewed data released by the National Science Foundation. The study shows that among the top 40 research universities in the country, the UCs are making big $1 billion dollar investments in scientific research and development. In 2016-2017, UCSD and UCLA each saw about a…
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