The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Colleges use big data to recruit students

Madison Rexroat April 14, 2017

With a more competitive than ever academic atmosphere and the rise of big data technologies, colleges are using algorithms and individual internet tendencies to target potential students.Colleges, in their...

New bill could expand Pell Grants to high school students

Madison Rexroat April 13, 2017

A new bill introduced last week would allow low-income high school students to earn college credit – while still in high school – through Pell Grant funds.Though taking college credit courses as a...

Free college in New York and how it will work

Madison Rexroat April 12, 2017

Tuition-free college in New York was approved over the weekend, making it the first state to offer free tuition at four-year public colleges. However, there are some intricacies to the new policy.To receive...

Hackers use FAFSA to file false tax returns

Madison Rexroat April 10, 2017

The IRS eliminated a tool in February that FAFSA applicants used to automatically fill in their tax information. The cause, though no incidents had been reported at the time, was that hackers had been...

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