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The National Conference of Bar Examiners has spent eight years developing a new law-licensure exam, which debuts this month. Compared to the old exam, it’s a much better reflection of what it’s like to practice law, the legal community says.

Higher ed is about values formation, but not in the way its critics mean.

By Kevin G. Smith et al.

In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech will host a fellowship for senior military officers after...

In a survey, administrators said vague, AI-written appeal letters can be burdensome because they lead to more back-and-forth between families and the financial aid office.

The University of California at San Diego’s medical school discriminated on the basis of race in admissions decisions over the...

Meanwhile, nearly three-quarters of parents want their child to pursue some type of higher education after high school, with the strongest preference for a four-year degree. 

A new study out of Brown’s Annenberg Institute explores the impact that failing dual-enrollment courses has on high school students’ decision to attend college.