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Remote LSAT Ending Due to Cheating Concerns
George Washington U Pauses Admissions to 5 Ph.D. Programs
GWU is the latest institution to suspend admissions to Ph.D. programs, citing financial constraints. The university is seeing a significant decline in international applicants this year.
Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party investigated the university regarding its Chinese students. Some say the institution is implementing an unwritten new policy to exclude them.
States Should Step Up on Graduate School Aid
States can offer targeted grants and zero- or low-interest loans to keep grad school pathways open after the end of Grad PLUS.
Searching for Compromise on Student Loan Caps
Talks over which graduate programs qualify for more loans resume next week. The Education Department and higher ed negotiators remain far apart on the best solution.
Harvard Slashes Admissions for Ph.D. Candidates
The Battle for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’
Conservatives in and outside of higher ed have long argued that universities lack their perspectives. But empowered Republicans are now deploying tools including legislation and funding threats to force higher ed to incorporate more right-leaning views.
More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Pause Admissions in Humanities, Social Sciences
The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.