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Education

After the pandemic students are starting to come back to college, report shows

A new report finds college enrollment numbers, which plummeted during the pandemic, are slowly but steadily ticking back up.

After the pandemic students are starting to come back to college, report shows

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Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book?

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Review

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book?

It's rare to find a series with such an impeccable pedigree as HBO's The Sympathizer. It's based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, co-created by auteur director Park Chan-wook, and features Robert Downey, Jr. in four supporting roles. Set during and after the Vietnam war, the series follows a man (Hoa Xuande) juggling a position with the South Vietnamese military and one as a spy for the North Vietnamese. But is it a worthy adaptation?

Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book?

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Thursday

Vargas Arango, 22, is a second-year student at Miami Dade College, studying business and psychology.

Vargas Arango, 22, is a second-year student at Miami Dade College, studying business and psychology. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption

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Student Podcast Challenge

College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast

This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.

College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast

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Wednesday

Education

The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans

May 1 is a traditional decision day for many high school seniors to pick their college. But this year's trouble with the federal financial aid form has thrown that process into turmoil.

The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans

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Saturday

Wednesday

At antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'

The president of Columbia University, Nemat Shafik, testified before the House Education Committee alongside a Columbia University law professor and two trustees. Tom Williams/Getty Images hide caption

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Campus protests over the Gaza war

At antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'

Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.

At antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'

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Sunday

Thursday

Having a roommate can be great, but it takes some work to make it work
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Perspective

Life Kit

Having a roommate can be great, but it takes some work to make it work

Rooming with other people can be tricky. Here's how to negotiate a living environment that's safe, comfortable and pleasant for everyone.

Having a roommate can be great, but it takes some work to make it work

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Monday

'Problemista' speaks softly but carries big laughs

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Review

Pop Culture Happy Hour

'Problemista' speaks softly but carries big laughs

In the very funny and gently surreal new film Problemista, Julio Torres plays Alejandro, a young man from El Salvador scraping by in New York City as he pursues his dreams. But those dreams – and his immigration status – become imperiled. He must turn to a frazzled, fire-breathing art critic played by Tilda Swinton for emotional and financial support, which proves very fraught.

'Problemista' speaks softly but carries big laughs

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Monday

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

Now that Sarah Barnes' son, Samuel, 2, is enrolled in Head Start, it's lifted an extra stress off Barnes' shoulders. "It just makes life a little bit easier having child care right on campus," she says. "I can literally walk over here between classes and check on him." Anthony Francis for NPR hide caption

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Education

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

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Monday

Student Podcast Challenge

Here are the NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists

NPR's College Podcast Challenge received more than 500 entries in its third year. We bring you some of their stories from students around the country.

Here are the NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists

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Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America
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Student Podcast Challenge

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

In its third year, NPR's College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We've listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

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Monday

Yet another FAFSA problem: Many noncitizens can't fill it out
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Education

Yet another FAFSA problem: Many noncitizens can't fill it out

Students with parents who don't have a Social Security number are unable to complete the new version of the federal financial-aid form, adding yet another barrier to the college admissions process.

Yet another FAFSA problem: Many noncitizens can't fill it out

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Friday

Friday

Student Podcast Challenge

A college student in her 60s shares wisdom when it comes to reinventing oneself

Joan Steidl, who recently retired, shares her reinvention takeaways. She has a podcast about confronting the generational divide, takes comedy workshops and went back to college to study journalism.

A college student in her 60s shares wisdom when it comes to reinventing oneself

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Saturday

How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather
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NPR's Climate Week: A Search For Solutions

How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge yielded stories about how students around the U.S. are thinking about and responding to climate change. Here are some of their ideas.

How kids are making sense of climate change and extreme weather

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Friday

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

Marching bands are getting creative to beat the heat of climate change. Some changes include covering brass instruments under direct sunlight, scheduling frequent water breaks and time to put on extra sunscreen, no longer wearing traditional marching band uniforms at games and practicing before sunrise or after sunset. Bridget Dowd/KJZZ hide caption

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NPR's Climate Week: A Search For Solutions

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

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Friday

'Abbott Elementary' and 'Succession' take on love and grief
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It's Been a Minute

'Abbott Elementary' and 'Succession' take on love and grief

This week, we're looking at some of the best TV of the year. Brittany Luse revisits her November 2022 conversation with Abbott Elementary writers Brittani Nichols and Joya McCrory. They talk about creating a world that feels both authentic and funny to American teachers. Then, Linda Holmes of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour stops by to chat about the television episode that had our group chats in a chokehold, and how it eloquently captured the way we experience death and grief in real life.

'Abbott Elementary' and 'Succession' take on love and grief

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Saturday

The Jackson water crisis through a student journalist's eyes

Georgianna McKenny, 17, is the high school grand-prize winner in NPR's fifth-annual Student Podcast Challenge. Imani Khayyam for NPR hide caption

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Short Wave

The Jackson water crisis through a student journalist's eyes

In this special episode, we hear from the high school grand prize winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: Georgianna McKenny. A rising senior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, the 17-year-old rings an alarm on the water crisis in Jackson, through the lens of young people. Emily, who was one of the judges of this year's contest, talks to Georgianna about her winning podcast and their shared love for storytelling.

The Jackson water crisis through a student journalist's eyes

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Sunday

Living with an eating disorder, a teen finds comfort in her favorite Korean food

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Student Podcast Challenge

Living with an eating disorder, a teen finds comfort in her favorite Korean food

Grace Go, a 17-year-old rising senior at Mercer Island High School outside Seattle, is the winner of the first-ever Best Mental Health Podcast Prize from NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

Living with an eating disorder, a teen finds comfort in her favorite Korean food

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The Sunday Story: The kids have something to say

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Up First

The Sunday Story: The kids have something to say

What can middle and high school students teach us? What do they care about? And how do they observe their communities and themselves?

The Sunday Story: The kids have something to say

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