Students who report little to no financial assistance from their families while in college are more likely to be food or housing insecure, according to a new brief. A majority of college students report lacking sufficient food or access to stable housing while enrolled, and a new study shows a connection between generational wealth and a student’s level of basic needs insecurity.

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12.08.2025

Texas State U System Lets Law End Faculty Senates, for Now

Faculty senates across the seven Texas State University system institutions will dissolve Sept. 1, but the system’s Board of Regents plans to approve new ones, a system spokesperson says.

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12.08.2025

July Brought Cuts at Public and Private Colleges

While cuts at the richest institutions were mostly driven by federal research funding issues, many others also introduced cost-cutting measures due to challenging economic headwinds. July was marked by steep cuts at some of the nation’s wealthiest institutions while fewer small, cash-strapped colleges made significant workforce reductions.

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12.08.2025

Scoring the AP English Exam: A Diary (opinion)

An English professor writes that the experience left him underwhelmed but well-fed. Each May, hundreds of thousands of high school students from across the United States take the Advanced Placement exam for English Literature and Composition. Each June, hundreds of high school and college English instructors gather for a week to score them.

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How Support From Parents Relates to Students’ Basic Needs

Texas State U System Lets Law End Faculty Senates, for Now

July Brought Cuts at Public and Private Colleges

Scoring the AP English Exam: A Diary (opinion)

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