May 23, 2023

How Much Is Tuition, Really?

FILE - Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus on March 29, 2022, in Berkeley, California.

In the U.S., there's often a big gap between the "sticker price" advertised on a college website, and what students pay after grants, scholarships and aid are awarded. The Hechinger Report's Tuition Tracker tool uses historical data to estimate how much students similar to you have been charged in the past. (May 2023)

December 20, 2024

By VOA Student Union

FDA: College students using ‘honey packets’ to enhance sex put themselves at risk

FILE - Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020.

With TikTok videos promoting “honey packets,” the supplements marketed as sexual enhancements have become popular on college campuses.

But as Charles Trepany reports in USA Today, the Food and Drug Administration has warned that ingredients in the supplements could be potentially dangerous. (November 2024)

December 18, 2024

By VOA Student Union

Some universities encourage Chinese students to return before inauguration

FILE - Visitors pose for a selfie at the Beijing Daxing International Airport near Beijing on Dec. 11, 2019.

Some colleges and universities are encouraging international students to return to the United States – or stay in the country over winter break – to make sure any White House travel restrictions don’t impede their return, the South China Morning Post reports.

Chinese students in the United States have expressed concerns about being allowed back in the country after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. Trump has promised sweeping immigration reforms and mass deportations. (December 2024)

December 16, 2024

By VOA Student Union

Seven charged in social media drug ring at Rutgers University

FILE - Sign at the Rutgers University campus in Newark, NJ, April 8, 2013.

An undercover narcotics investigation at Rutgers University in New Jersey led to the arrest of seven people, NBC News reported.

Investigators say they found large amounts of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, Adderall and Xanax. The drugs were offered on a menu circulated on a private social network of individuals affiliated with school, authorities said. (December 2024)