I'm a college professor, and I'm not sure I'll send my kid to college. A degree isn't required for success.

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The author, not pictured, is a professor but won't require her son to go to college.

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I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.

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Omarni Webb left New York City to pursue a master's degree in Sweden

Omarni Webb

I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.

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The author owns a storage unit business to pay for her daughter's college tuition.

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I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.

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Abby Ooi completed her master's in counseling while flying for Singapore Airlines.

Abby Ooi

My daughter decided not to go to college right after high school. I'm proud of her for exploring her interests first.

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The author, not pictured, was surprised to learn her daughter didn't want to go to college yet.

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Harvard donations dropped nearly 15% amid wealthy alums' vows to cut off support

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Harvard saw a decrease in donations in the most recent fiscal year.

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Parents sue their son's school for punishing his AI use, heralding a messy future

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A Massachusetts student was punished for his use of AI on an assignment.

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Banning phones in school is the easy part. The hard part is what to do about social media.

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The professor made porn. His firing may shape the future of free speech.

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Joe Gow
"If they can do this to me, they could do it to any tenured professor," says Joe Gow. "Academia is not a law firm or a bank or an insurance company. We're in the truth business."

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I stopped saving for my son's college tuition. I decided to save for my forever home instead.

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The author, left, has decided not to save for her son's college tuition.

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