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The nation was distracted by other things when a quiet warning sounded: Support was diminishing for American academic research that had led to breakthroughs and innovation. That familiar-sounding worry came not this year, but near the end of World War II, in a pivotal government study by the wartime Office of Scientific Research and Development.  The

Student loans can be confusing, especially with all the misinformation floating around. Recent changes to federal student loans, including new repayment plans and borrowing limits, have only made things more complicated. Some advice you come across might be outdated, while other advice is just completely inaccurate. College Ave shares common myths around student loans to

  You have found the perfect apartment in Lyon or Berlin. The photos look great, the price is right, and you are already imagining your life there. Then the landlord sends over the lease, and suddenly you are staring at words like Meldezettel, garant, and indice de référence. You start wondering if you need a

  Skepticism toward AI in education is reaching an inflection point. A Gallup and Walton Family Foundation survey published in April 2026 found that Gen Z excitement about AI dropped 14 percentage points in a single year, with anger toward the technology rising by nine points, even among daily users. Simultaneously, Education Week reports an

  There are plenty of hot-button issues on college campuses as students go back to school this fall, but perhaps the biggest of them all is artificial intelligence. Some reports claim that AI usage among undergrads is near-universal, with one study finding that over 80% of students at an elite university used AI during the

  A university degree is one of the biggest investments many Americans will make, and public institutions are often perceived as the most affordable path toward a higher education. But sticker price alone does not determine value. Outcomes can vary widely by school, meaning some public universities may offer stronger returns for students seeking manageable

  The smoothest college dorm move-ins come down to three things: arriving during your assigned time slot, packing less than you think you need, and having a plan to get everything upstairs fast. It’s a rite of passage at scale — about 1.9 million recent high school graduates head straight to college each fall (62%

  Prospective college students used to begin with a search engine and a list of links. Many now begin with a question typed into ChatGPT or Claude, and an answer that may never send them to a university website at all. The shift is no longer just a forecast. A Pew Research Center survey released

  Jennifer Brooks, a history professor at Auburn University, had barely unpacked from a trip out of town in early June when the messages started blowing up her phone. Texts from colleagues and rumors on social media delivered the unsettling news: The Auburn Board of Trustees had voted to dissolve the school’s faculty senate and

  It’s easy to get swept up in the hype about artificial intelligence tutors. But the evidence so far suggests caution. Some studies have found that chatbot tutors can backfire because students lean on them too heavily, get spoonfed solutions, and fail to absorb the material. Even when AI tutors are designed not to give