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Studying Aerospace and Aviation at Purdue University: A Guide for International Students
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, is one of the best-known U.S. universities for aerospace and aviation. It offers two quite different routes into the field: aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering, and hands-on aviation degrees, including pilot training,… Nov 17, 2025
- NYU Creates the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science This article was originally reported in November 2025. On November 13, 2025, New York University announced the creation of the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, a new school that brings NYU's mathematics, computer science and data science unit… Nov 17, 2025
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Johns Hopkins Makes Undergraduate Tuition Free for Families Earning Up to $200,000
This article was originally reported in November 2025. The program took effect in the 2026–27 academic year; details for applicants are in the sections below. On November 13, 2025, Johns Hopkins University announced that undergraduate study on its Homewood campus will be tuition… Nov 14, 2025
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Vanderbilt to Build a New First-Year Residential College on The Ingram Commons
This article was originally reported in November 2025. Later developments are summarized at the end. Vanderbilt University announced on November 13, 2025, that it will build a new residential college, or "house," on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, the first-year living area on… Nov 13, 2025
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Temple Rome to Offer Four-Year Bachelor’s Degrees Starting Fall 2026
This article was originally reported in November 2025. A latest update is at the end. On November 12, 2025, Temple University announced that Temple Rome, its campus in Italy, would offer complete four-year bachelor's degree programs starting in fall 2026 (Temple Now, November 12… Nov 12, 2025
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University of Miami Brings AI Into Architecture Education, From First-Year Courses to Its RAD Lab
This article was originally reported in November 2025. The University of Miami School of Architecture has been an early adopter of artificial intelligence, introducing every student to AI tools in the first year and using AI in research projects at its RAD Lab, the university re… Nov 12, 2025
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Cornell Launches Cornell in Los Angeles, a Semester Program in the Entertainment Industry
This article was originally reported in November 2025. See the "Latest update" section below for developments since then. Cornell University's College of Arts & Sciences announced in November 2025 a new semester-long study away program in Los Angeles focused on the entertain… Nov 12, 2025
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USC Bovard College Builds Its Online Applied Analytics Master’s Around AI
This article was originally reported in November 2025. USC Bovard College, the professional and continuing education college of the University of Southern California, said in November 2025 that its online Master of Science in Applied Analytics (MSAA) would run on an "AI-core" cu… Nov 12, 2025
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Beyond Dialogue: US University Campuses Navigating Religious Pluralism, Challenges, and Building Resilient Communities
The Resurgence of Interfaith Engagement on U.S. University Campuses Interfaith engagement is becoming a more deliberate part of campus life at American universities. A recent example is Interfaith Week 2025 at The George Washington University (GW), organized by the university's … Nov 12, 2025
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Vanderbilt Peabody Launches M.S. in Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics for Human Behavior
This article was originally reported in November 2025. On November 11, 2025, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College launched a Master of Science in Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics for Human Behavior (QMDA). The program builds on Peabody's longstanding M.Ed. in Quantitat… Nov 11, 2025
- Vanderbilt Cinema and Media Arts Students Land Three Films at the 2025 Nashville Film Festival This article was originally reported in November 2025. For the first time, three student films from Vanderbilt University's cinema and media arts program were official selections at the 2025 Nashville Film Festival, a festival whose winners can qualify for Academy Award consider… Nov 10, 2025
- UC San Diego Opens Ridge Walk North, a Living and Learning Neighborhood for 2,400 Students This article was originally reported in November 2025. The University of California San Diego celebrated the opening of its Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood with a ribbon-cutting in fall 2025. The new neighborhood, where 2,400 students moved into residential sui… Nov 7, 2025
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WashU’s Career Communities Reach 8,921 Students Three Years After Launch
This article was originally reported in November 2025. Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) reported in November 2025 that its career communities program, launched three years earlier when the Center for Career Engagement (CCE) moved to a unified career center model, had e… Nov 6, 2025
- Penn State Launches Two New Neuroscience Majors: Neurobiology and Systems Neuroscience This article was originally reported in November 2025. Penn State launched two new undergraduate majors in neuroscience in fall 2025: a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and a Bachelor of Science in Systems Neuroscience. Students could enroll in both right away (Penn State New… Nov 5, 2025
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Penn State Smeal Launches a College-Wide AI Initiative
This article was originally reported in November 2025. On November 5, 2025, the Smeal College of Business at Penn State announced a college-wide artificial intelligence initiative covering teaching, research and operations. The stated aim is to prepare students, faculty and staf… Nov 5, 2025
- Cornell’s 2025 Sexual Misconduct Survey Shows Rise in Reported Assault and Harassment as Response Rate Falls This article was originally reported in November 2025. See "Latest update" for the task force recommendations released in March 2026. Cornell University's 2025 Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct (SARM), released on Nov. 4, 2025, found that 15% of student respondents… Nov 5, 2025
- Penn State Film Program Debuts on TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools List This article was originally reported in November 2025. In late October 2025, Penn State's film production program made its first appearance on TheWrap's annual list of the top 50 film schools in the United States, at No. 45 (Penn State News, October 31, 2025; TheWrap, 2025 ranki… Nov 4, 2025
- Johns Hopkins Film and Media Programs Ranked No. 20 by TheWrap This article was originally reported in November 2025. Johns Hopkins University's undergraduate and graduate film and media programs were ranked No. 20 in the United States in TheWrap's 2025 list of the top 50 film schools, the university announced on November 3, 2025. TheWrap, … Nov 3, 2025
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Amazon Launches $68 Million AI PhD Fellowship at Nine Universities, Including Johns Hopkins
This article was originally reported in November 2025. On October 21, 2025, Amazon announced the Amazon AI PhD Fellowship, a two-year program supporting more than 100 doctoral students at nine U.S. universities who work in core areas of artificial intelligence such as machine le… Nov 3, 2025
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UC San Diego Study Tracks How Computer Science Students’ Trust in GitHub Copilot Changes
This article was originally reported in November 2025. How much should computer science students trust AI coding assistants? A study by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego and North Carolina State University tracked how undergraduates' trust in GitHub C… Nov 3, 2025
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