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With a growing number of colleges planning to offer fall classes online, many international students will not be able to stay in U.S., according to new rules issued Monday. That could mean a significant hit to school budgets — and student aid. Under the guidelines issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full...

Minkyung Kim, the founder of RK College Consulting, says she expects college applications to the Ivy League to go up this year as more students try to get into top schools that have dropped the SAT requirement. She offers some tips for how to stand out.

UMass Boston will not bring its students back to the Columbia Point campus in the fall and will instead continue on with the remote teaching and learning platform that it launched after students left campus in March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. UMass Boston Interim Chancellor Katherine Newman announced the decision Monday morning and the campus said “the decision was…

Amid the uncertainty of what college will look like this fall, one thing is for sure — it won’t be the typical experience for students. There may be in-person classes, online learning only or a hybrid model that combines the two. That is just the academic end. There is also life on campus: when and where to don a mask,…

University of Minnesota student Jael Kerandi convinced her school to terminate its contractual relationship with the Minneapolis police department following the death of George Floyd.

Boston University created a website called “Back 2 BU” where the reopening plan for each area of the university is detailed.

Presidents of colleges and universities from across the state, who put together a framework for reopening amid the coronavirus crisis for the fall semester, are meeting with state officials Thursday. Two dozen college presidents unveiled the road map last week suggesting how colleges and universities can welcome students back to in-person instruction this fall. Three members of the working group…

A group of college presidents from around the state, who put together a framework for reopening, are meeting with state officials Thursday.

When students finally return to in-person classes, they will find their college campuses look a lot different. “My concerns so far are students not being able to get back on campus,” said Salem State University junior Brendan Benevento of Auburn, Massachusetts. Benevento says he knows if and when students return to school next year, it will be a very different…

When students return to college, campus will look a lot different.

Colleges mulling whether to cut sports amid the coronavirus pandemic must ensure they remain compliant with the federal civil-rights law known as Title IX

From moving lecture classes online to limiting roommates per dorm room, colleges and universities across the country are proposing changes to student life that will allow them to reopen campuses safely in the fall.

At just 18, Melanie Sola and Javon Graham are making history. They’re the first two students in Boston Public School history to earn their high school diplomas and associate’s degrees from college at the same time. “It’s important that we all set goals for ourselves and sometimes exceed those goals,” said Graham. “I’ve worked so hard for this.” “Time...

Two students in Boston are making history by graduating from high school and college at the same time.

This year, students may need extra help to make college a reality. Because of the coronavirus crisis and sky-high unemployment rates, fewer than half of families feel confident in their ability to meet the costs of higher education, according to education lender Sallie Mae. About 69% of parents and 55% of students entering college in the fall said Covid-19 has impacted their ability to pay...

Local colleges are planning for vairous scenarios after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, this week painted a bleak picture for the fall semester. Fauci, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Tuesday made the waters murkier for colleges, warning in congressional testimony that there likely won’t be a vaccine ready in time for...

Several local universities have declared their plans for the future.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given a grim warning about reopening too soon, but colleges and universities are eager to bring students back to campus.

Colleges and universities are planning for the fall semester as the country’s top infectious disease doctor tells Congress there likely won’t be a vaccine in time for when the students return.

More than ever, the nation’s colleges want you to enroll — even if you can’t set foot on campus. That means accepting more students for the Class of 2024 than in recent years.