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• Drexel, Bryant U. rescind honorary degrees for Bill Cosby
• Students Strike to Protest College Costs, Lack of Opportunities for Grads
• Chicago schools commit to Thanksgiving StoryCorps project
• Students across U.S. march over debt, free public college
• Biden tells college students to intervene to prevent assault
• Drexel University rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby
• Data Visualizations: A Look at High College Tuition and Student Debt
• Why students across the country plan to walk out of classrooms today
• 3 Ways for First-Gen Students to Maximize a Scholarship Search
• Ferry survivors sit S. Korea's key college exam

Drexel, Bryant U. rescind honorary degrees for Bill Cosby Posted: 12 Nov 2015 04:45 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel and Bryant universities have joined a number of schools in rescinding honorary degrees awarded to Bill Cosby, citing accusations of sexual assault.

Students Strike to Protest College Costs, Lack of Opportunities for Grads Posted: 12 Nov 2015 04:05 PM PST The goal of the Million Student March, organizers say, is to demonstrate the needs for sweeping reforms to make higher education free, forgive debt for those who owe five-figure student loans, and implement a $15 an hour minimum salary for campus workers who landscape, prepare dining-hall meals, and generally keep things running.

Chicago schools commit to Thanksgiving StoryCorps project Posted: 12 Nov 2015 02:25 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Public Schools system is joining an effort by the nonprofit, oral history project StoryCorps to have tens of thousands of students interview their elders over the Thanksgiving weekend and preserve the recordings in the Library of Congress.

Students across U.S. march over debt, free public college Posted: 12 Nov 2015 01:49 PM PST Students held rallies on college campuses across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges and a minimum wage hike for campus workers. The demonstrations, dubbed the Million Student March, were planned just two days after thousands of fast-food workers took to the streets in a nationwide day of action pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for the industry. About 50 students from Boston-area colleges gathered at Northeastern University carrying signs that read "Degrees not receipts" and "Is this a school or a corporation?" "The student debt crisis is awful.

Biden tells college students to intervene to prevent assault Posted: 12 Nov 2015 01:15 PM PST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden brought a White House initiative to prevent campus sexual violence to his alma mater Thursday, urging the Syracuse University audience to take a pledge to intervene if they see the potential for assault.

Drexel University rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby Posted: 12 Nov 2015 11:45 AM PST Drexel University has joined a number of other schools in rescinding an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby amid accusations of sexual assault.

Data Visualizations: A Look at High College Tuition and Student Debt Posted: 12 Nov 2015 10:23 AM PST College students are set to walk out of classrooms across the nation today in what they have dubbed the Million Student March. The event aims to bring attention to skyrocketing student debt and demands that access to public higher education be made free. Include the following visualizations in your coverage of the event to provide context on the rate at which student debt is increasing and to show the recent growth in tuition fees.

Why students across the country plan to walk out of classrooms today Posted: 12 Nov 2015 10:21 AM PST Thousands of college students are set to walk out of classes today to call attention to the heavy debt load many take on in order to complete their higher education. The protest has been dubbed the "Million Student March" and is expected to draw students from some 100 colleges and universities nationwide, according to the official Facebook event page. Recommended: Student loans and college finance: Take our quiz!

3 Ways for First-Gen Students to Maximize a Scholarship Search Posted: 12 Nov 2015 07:00 AM PST First-generation college students have made the life-changing decision to become the first people in their families to pursue higher education. While making this choice is hard on its own, worrying about how to fund your college experience can be an added stress to an already difficult situation. Taking advantage of scholarships and financial aid are great way s for first-generation students to get free money for college and avoid ending up with a hefty amount of student loan debt.

Ferry survivors sit S. Korea's key college exam Posted: 11 Nov 2015 08:44 PM PST Survivors from one of South Korea's worst maritime disasters were among hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country who sat the high-pressure annual college entrance exam on Thursday. In an ultra-competitive society, the test plays a large part in defining the students' adult lives, holding the key to a place at a top university and the elevated social status, as well as job and even marriage prospects that go with it. More than 630,000 students turned out for the exam on Thursday and, as happens every year, the entire country went into hush-mode for the duration.

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