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      <dc:creator>Samuel Achebe</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Loans disbursed after July 1, 2026 fall under new repayment rules, SAVE is closing and the autopay discount rose to 1%. What borrowers should check now.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Zara Nasser</dc:creator>
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      <title>A &apos;Significant&apos; Result Can Be Trivial. Effect Size Tells You Which.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Samuel Achebe</dc:creator>
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      <title>Spring 2026 Enrollment Hit 18.6 Million, Up 1 Percent Year Over Year</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spring 2026 college enrollment reached 18.6 million, up 1.0%, per the National Student Clearinghouse. Undergrads grew 1.3% while graduate numbers…]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Clara Bennett</dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Harvard holds $56.9B yet cuts budgets. How restricted funds, 4-5% payout rules and the new 8% endowment tax shape what universities can actually spend.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Registration, travel and lodging can top $2,000 per meeting. Where conference fees go, who gets priced out, and whether virtual formats fixed access.]]></description>
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