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While Pell Grants will soon give access to free college for more than 760,000 inmates under an expansion announced this month, experts warn of inequities and difficulties that will plague incarcerated individuals looking for a degree. Prison education programs are shown to lower recidivism and boost employment opportunities, and, for the first time since 1994,…

Students packed the Vaught-Hemingway student section for Ole Miss’ matchup against Kentucky on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo by HG Biggs.

Greek life is losing members. Here’s why. From racist slurs to classism, three students share the reasons why they left — or dismantled — their fraternities and sororities. Share this story The cliquishness, classism, and racial insensitivities of Greek life have never exactly been hidden. So it’s no surprise that the racial justice protests in summer 2020 combined with a pandemic affecting all college students has sparked a new wave of anti-Greek sentiment over the past year. But inst...