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Tuesday, May 30, 2017


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Student-Loan Debt

Students Were Promised Loan Forgiveness. Under Trump, They Wait and Worry. premium

By Michael Vasquez

The Obama administration told students in January that their federal education debts would be wiped away because their institutions had defrauded them. Now thousands of students are stuck in a holding pattern.

Commencement

For Wellesley Graduates, Clinton’s Return Highlights the Challenges Ahead

By Kelly Field

Hillary Clinton’s commencement speech on Friday at Wellesley College marked a bittersweet homecoming. Many students said her loss in the presidential election had motivated them to pursue social change.

Research

Trump’s Budget Threatens to Reverse Years of Efforts to Boost Young Scientists premium

By Paul Basken

Among other hits to federal science programs, the administration has proposed halving the NSF’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships.

Technology

After the Hype, Do MOOC Ventures Like edX Still Matter?

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Five years and 11 million students on, Anant Agarwal, chief executive of the nonprofit organization, says there is still plenty of innovation to come from the venture and its university partners: “We’re just getting started.”

Innovation

5 Pitches to Rethink Education From The Chronicle’s Third Annual Version of ‘Shark Tank’

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Listen to our pitch-a-thon from South by Southwest Edu, featuring ideas to improve the study-abroad experience, help faculty members develop new teaching skills, ease transfers to four-year institutions, and use text messages to tackle “summer melt.”


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Commentary

Accreditation Is Broken. Time to Repair It.

By Antoinette Flores

Outdated, underfunded, and understaffed, the college accreditation system must be revamped to keep more students from being hurt.

Advice

Banish the Smarm

By Robin Bernstein

Effective networking isn’t slimy — it’s sincere, deep, and generous.

Lingua Franca

Genuine New Words

Don’t blame the president for thinking he had invented “priming the pump,” says Allan Metcalf. “New” words are often invented many times.


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Job Opportunities


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Tools & Resources


This June, the Careers Section Is Reinvented
Watch for some important changes in the coming Careers section of our print edition. The redesigned layout brings exclusive editorial content closer to job ads, providing job seekers more engagement and institutions better visibility for their job openings. View the redesign.


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