higher education

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Higher-education providers in England have an "unhealthy dependency" on international students, to compensate for frozen tuition fees and increased costs, a Lords committee report warns.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

Higher-education experts say those challenges are evident in enrollment declines at colleges and universities that serve large populations of students from low-income households.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022

Higher-education consultants SimpsonScarborough, based in Alexandria, Virginia, surveyed more than 900 incoming first-year students in July and found that 40% might put off attending university, potentially slashing tuition income.

From Nature • Aug. 16, 2020

Higher-education campuses and hospitals get special treatment in Seattle, allowed to exceed zoning standards that would otherwise apply to developments in their neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2017

Higher-education schools are required to disclose how many rapes occur on campus under the Clery Act, a law designed to make it easier to access crime statistics for schools.

From MSNBC • Jul. 9, 2014