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HBCU student parents face hurdles to reaching graduation finish line
Kennedeigh Poole stares up at her bedroom ceiling, deep in thought, as she considers her hopes for her 10-month-old son. “I want my son to be just as ambitious as his mom,” Poole says. Poole, 25, is juggling care for her son, Amari, with working full time as an administrative assistant at Andrews Air Force…
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Two Chicago college students across a divide mourn lives lost in Israel and Gaza
Campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in conflict since the war began. We hear how two students — one Jewish, one Palestinian — are coping.
Florida higher education is in a ‘horrifying’ place, US faculty group says
Report paints a grim picture of a system controlled by politicians. The governor’s office calls it “a hoax.”
In this shrinking Mississippi Delta county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind
Inside Issaquena County, Miss., where just 42 adult residents have at least a bachelor’s degree.
Fewer undocumented students have DACA. California’s colleges want to help, even if the options are limited
Most undocumented college students in California are not eligible for DACA anymore, creating new dilemmas for students and colleges around employment, financial aid and the threat of deportation.
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