Dawn Rhodes

Students head to class at Hersey High School on Dec. 16, 2019, in Arlington Heights.

Teenagers don’t use email — colleges do. That’s a problem during college admissions season

December 19, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

Amber Fitzgerald never uses email. When the 18-year-old started applying to colleges this year, the crush of messages flooding her inbox made her stop checking it. "I get 10 emails...

Ex-City Colleges vice chancellor, seven others indicted in $350,000 kickback scheme at school

November 20, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

A former vice chancellor at City Colleges of Chicago and seven others have been indicted on federal charges alleging they ran a $350,000 kickback scheme that awarded college contracts to...

From left, The Daily Northwestern assistant campus editor Neya Thanikachalam, editor-in-chief Troy Closson, campus reporter Ashley Capoot, and managing editor Catherine Henderson talk while working on the paper at Northwestern University on Nov. 12, 2019 in Evanston.

Daily Northwestern staffers apologized for recent coverage of Jeff Sessions visit. Then they drew the ire of other journalists.

November 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

The student journalists at the Daily Northwestern have come under fire twice in the past week. First they were roundly criticized by fellow students angered by how the paper covered...

RJ Infusino, shown at his home in Wood Dale on Nov. 8, was formerly a student at Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg, which has closed down. He is now enrolled in an online Bachelor of Science program through Full Sail University.

Their colleges closed — but their student loans didn’t disappear. Then, they sued.

November 9, 2019 at 6:02 p.m.

Keishana Mahone had spent a year studying graphic design when she got the inconceivable news: Her college was closing. Being in her early 40s, and not wanting to spend years...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters sit on the road in the 300 block of North Damen Avenue during a civil disobedience training outside the CTU Center on Oct. 24, 2019, in Chicago.

CPS strike: Early college application deadlines are coming up. What CPS students affected by the teachers strike should know.

November 1, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

A crucial deadline looms for many college-bound high school seniors Friday . Early decision and early action admissions enable students focused on attending a particular school to apply and hear...

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Teenagers don’t use email — colleges do. That’s a problem during college admissions season

Ex-City Colleges vice chancellor, seven others indicted in $350,000 kickback scheme at school

Daily Northwestern staffers apologized for recent coverage of Jeff Sessions visit. Then they drew the ire of other journalists.

Their colleges closed — but their student loans didn’t disappear. Then, they sued.

CPS strike: Early college application deadlines are coming up. What CPS students affected by the teachers strike should know.

The Illinois school report cards are out: Here’s what you need to know.

Parents of ex-Northwestern student plead guilty in college admissions scandal

Swastika found at University of Illinois building as officials combat anti-Semitic incidents at Urbana campus

FAFSA 2020: todo sobre cómo solicitar ayuda financiera universitaria

The 2020 FAFSA is out: Here’s what you need to know about applying for college financial aid