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By Eric Kelderman

A new study is part of an emerging trend to explore how racism may affect state higher-education policy. (PREMIUM)

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By Scott Carlson

As the population has grown more diverse, support has dwindled for grand efforts, like the GI Bill, to open doors to higher education. Coincidence? (PREMIUM)

Accreditation
By Lee Gardner

Unifying the accreditation for seven campuses is seen as a response to years of dwindling enrollment, and a way to save — or even build — academic programs. (PREMIUM)

Backgrounder
By Lee Gardner

Many states face a drop in the number of high-school graduates, but Maine’s will be especially steep. University leaders there have had to get creative. (PREMIUM)

Modern Problems
By Bennett Leckrone

Archivists and authors say software glitches and autosave failures are gobbling up their work. But are the scholars taking adequate precautions? (PREMIUM)

Worst Fears
By Don Troop

Sometimes the only copy of several years’ worth of effort is the one that is suddenly gone. (PREMIUM)

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By L. Maren Wood

A new project seeks to measure the extent of the mental-health crisis not just in graduate school but beyond it, among early-career Ph.D.s.

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By Kathryn R. Wedemeyer-Strombel

Getting the mental-health care that I so desperately needed was the best thing I ever did for myself as a doctoral student.

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