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Tanks and grenade launchers on campus

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Dan Bauman The Chronicle of Higher Education 🔗 The Equipment 117 Colleges Have Acquired From the Dept. of Defense 🏆Awards and recognition for this story National Finalist — 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards: In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students Finalist — EWA 2014 National Awards for Education Reporting: Data Journalism – Medium Newsroom Winner — 2015

U.S. Colleges Enjoy Jump in Gifts From Abroad

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Dan Bauman The Chronicle of Higher Education 🏆Awards and recognition for this story Finalist — 2015 Region 7 SPJ Mark of Excellence Award: General News Reporting (Large Schools) An “accidental businessman.” That’s how Christopher Lund describes the turn his life took more than five decades ago. With degrees in literature—a bachelor’s from the University of

Fixing the Fafsa Makes Its Way to Congress

Dan Bauman The Chronicle of Higher Education A two-question application for federal student aid—that’s the premise behind proposed legislation from two U.S. senators who hope a streamlined form will encourage more students, especially those from lower-income backgrounds, to apply for student aid. In a news conference on Thursday, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, and

Despite pending default, former student attends class

Dan Bauman The Journal at Webster University 🏆Awards and recognition for this story Finalist — 2014 Region 7 SPJ Mark of Excellence Award: In-Depth Reporting (Large Schools) Bill Stephens sits at his desk in Webster Hall Room 323, listening to the teacher’s aide explain the finer points of conversational French. Stephens has attended the class