Filter & Sort
Ninth-Grade Marks as Predictor of College Success
Study finds that educators can tell quite a bit from the freshman year -- and that colleges may be able to use this information in recruiting.
Naviance Ends Requirement That Students Select Gender
New option also allows “nonbinary” selection.
Opinion
NACAC's New Approach to Ethics
Jim Jump offers an inside look at the way the association changed its rules.
New Book on ‘Little Soldiers,’ the Next Generation of Chinese Students
Lenora Chu discusses her inside look at China’s educational system -- and what American colleges should know about the students recruited there.
The Week in Admissions News
Fee for an honors college; the impact of “prior-prior”; a critique of considering race in admissions.
The Malia Impact: Counselors Consider Growing Interest in Gap Years
Data are sparse but positive about impact of taking a year off before college.
Fair Game?
PETA goes after a Yale postdoc for her research on birds, and some academics cry foul.
Keeping Close Tabs on the Local Job Market
St. Louis Community College’s annual employer study finds openings for middle-skilled employees but also concerns about applicants’ skills and training.