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The Wall Street Journal

How AI could help bring down the cost of college

Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A Penn doctoral student created a tool to measure the financial health of universities. Here’s how it works

While earning her doctorate at the Graduate School of Education, Julee Gard developed a financial viability index to assess the financial health of smaller and medium-sized, mostly tuition-dependent private colleges.

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Times Higher Education

FAFSA: Short-term pain on enrollments, but hope of long-term gain

Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education says that last year’s FAFSA delays caused confusion and challenges that have had effects on this year’s enrollment intake.

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NBC News

The cost of college conference realignment: ‘We are student-athletes, but we’re also human’

Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education has spent her entire life immersed in the world of college athletics and has been working to change its landscape.

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Philadelphia Business Journal

‘A unicorn in higher ed’: Moore College won’t be swept away in stream of art school closures, president says

Peter Eckel of the Graduate School of Education says that specialized schools that survive will be those that can find a niche and develop a pipeline of students in the near-term.

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Bloomberg Law

Biden’s student loan debt relief program halted in two courts

The Saving on a Valuable Education Plan, was set to take effect July 1 and could cost $475 billion over ten years, according to an estimate from the Wharton School.

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