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Roux Institute student had their visa terminated, ACLU confirms
This is the first publicly known instance of an international student in Maine losing their visa, although the ACLU filed a lawsuit last week to restore the status of international students in New England who have been targeted.
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As Trump targets higher education, Maine colleges worry endowments are next
The state’s higher education leaders say Republican-backed bills to raise endowment taxes would produce negligible benefits while forcing schools to slash financial aid and operating budgets.
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Lawmakers look to ban legacy admissions in Maine, but some colleges are pushing back
The bill would prevent public and private colleges and universities in Maine from considering whether an applicant’s parents went to or donated to the school in the admissions process.
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Maine’s community colleges see record fall enrollment
The Maine Community College System had 21,385 students enroll across its seven schools this year, the system said Monday. Last year, the figure was 19,477.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Elite colleges accused of price-fixing to make divorced parents pay more
The alleged scheme has increased the cost of college for students with divorced or separated parents.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
Among universities’ budget challenges: Federal COVID relief money is now gone, operational costs are rising and fewer high school graduates are going straight to college.
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Private colleges hurt by rising expenses despite tuition gains
Private U.S. colleges raised their prices, but still saw margins fall to the lowest level in over a decade.
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Fewer Maine students applying for federal financial aid amid FAFSA application problems
Glitches with the new Federal Application for Federal Student Aid form have been blamed for fewer applications nationwide in 2023. In Maine, 23% fewer students had applied for the aid that will help them decide which college to attend or whether to go to college at all.
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Protests over Israel-Hamas war put spotlight on college endowments
One of the demands of anti-war protestors on college campuses is for their schools to divest their endowments from companies that are profiting from Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.