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‘A Marginally Better Year’ for State Funding

Latest annual survey finds state support for higher education rose 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2018-19, up from just 1.6 percent the previous year.
Opinion

Picturing Science and Engineering

Learning how to make technically accurate, interesting and honest images and graphics of science should be part of every scientist’s education, argues Felice C. Frankel.

Does Admissions Testing Ignore Due Process?

Lawsuit against ACT says students are subject to a catch-22 in which they must give up their rights to demonstrate that they haven't cheated. Litigation comes amid similar challenge to the SAT.
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: Does It Matter Where You Go to College?

There is evidence both ways, and that evidence raises important questions, writes Jim Jump.

Why Students Don't Fill Out the FAFSA

New federal study may alarm those concerned about encouraging more low-income students to enroll in college.

The Week in Admissions News

Unlocking aid funds; students who go hungry; immigrants who major in STEM.

To Add Black College Students, Recruit Black Schoolteachers

Study finds long-term impact of having a black teacher in kindergarten through third grade.

Admissions Surge After NYU Med Goes Tuition-Free

Applications from underrepresented minority students double.