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AP Participation Is Up

More than 20 percent of most recent high school class nationally has taken and passed at least one exam.

Maybe College Isn't the Great Equalizer

Study links family income growing up to postgraduation income -- even after controlling for many factors. Other researchers disagree.

College Can Improve Transfer Rates

State policy isn’t the only way to tackle low community college student transfer rates, write Josh Wyner and Alison Kadlec. Institutional action matters, too.

Recommendation Rescinded

If a high school senior displays a swastika at his school, should colleges be told? A teacher is being punished for doing just that.

Growing Plans

As many Northeastern colleges fear enrollment declines, Lehigh University charts ambitious growth plan including 1,000 additional undergraduates, 100 more faculty members and a new college of health.
Opinion

Imagining the Next Generation of Humanities Research

We need systematic, coordinated institutional efforts to chart a viable future for the humanities in the 21st century, argues Robert Frodeman.

Jobs Broker for Aviation Training

New nonprofit is intermediary between aviation employers and partner colleges, with tailored academic programs that could send graduates across state lines for well-paying jobs.
Opinion

Colleges Should Abandon Early Admission? Really?

Robert Massa contends that early-decision admissions programs do not, in fact, necessarily act against the inclusion of disadvantaged students at the nation’s most prestigious institutions.