Kirk Carapezza

As part-time and adjunct faculty members at colleges and universities throughout the country are coming together to unionize, full-time professors at the Tufts University School of Medicine are taking the first step to join the Service Employees International Union.

On average, Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates earn $91,600 annually ten years after they initially enroll. (Ted Lester/Flickr) There’s an ongoing debate in this country about the value of a college degree. With so many students falling behind on student loan payments, price-conscious families are increasingly demanding a return on their investment. That’s why in […]

In an effort to protect student loan borrowers, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is cracking down on some student loan debt relief companies.

Students at Boston College raised their arms in solidarity with the students at the University of Missouri during a demonstration on the school’s campus in November (Steven Senne/Associated Press). Protests on college campuses across the country over racial issues continue, and don’t show any signs of letting up. From the University of Missouri to Harvard […]

The cost of college is a hot topic around kitchen tables and on the campaign trail. But will it be a year from now – when Americans vote for a new president? A new WGBH News poll indicates there’s increased interest now, but history tells us other themes will probably surpass it in the general […]

Chris Wadibia is a 21-year-old Government and Theology student at Georgetown, who says Pope Francis is a “rockstar” among students at the university. (Kirk Carapezza/WGBH). On the day that Pope Francis was set to land in Washington, D.C., On Campus visited Georgetown University – the oldest Catholic university in the U.S. – and talked to […]

For decades, the Perkins Loan program has helped poor students pay for college. But without Congressional action, the country’s oldest federal student loan program could end this week, affecting thousands of low-income students. Republican leaders in Washington say extending the Perkins Loan program is too costly and doesn’t benefit students. In a statement, Senate Education […]

(iStock/Getty Images) Massachusetts lawmakers are eyeing a bill that would make community colleges tuition-free for some in-state students. The bill got a hearing before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Higher Education on Wednesday. State Representative Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland), who chairs the Committee and is sponsoring the bill, says it would make community college more accessible […]

President Barack Obama speaking at the University at Buffalo in 2013. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press). Over the weekend, the Obama administration released a new digital tool crafted to help students determine whether a particular school is worth the cost, abandoning its college ranking plan. The so-called College Scorecard crunches federal data and spits out a college’s […]

Jeremiah Burke High School baseball coach Paul Duhaime delivers a passionate pep talk before practice at Boston’s Ronan Park. (Kirk Carapezza/WGBH). It’s early on a Friday morning, and the Jeremiah Burke Bulldogs are practicing baseball at Boston’s Ronan Park, overlooking the gleaming Dorchester Bay. Unlike other costly extracurricular activities, baseball at Dorchester’s Jeremiah E. Burke […]