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Worst Colleges for Jewish Students? Or Maybe the Best?

A new ranking challenges the way some institutions have been described as hostile or unwelcoming.
Opinion

Calling Attention to a Postdoc's Struggles and Suicide

Author of a scientific paper fought for years to find a journal to accept his work, which has an acknowledgments section that includes a tribute to a colleague.

Giving People What They Paid For

Drew Story outlines a simple approach academics can use to increase access to research and restore its public value.

Shaking Up Law School Admissions

Georgetown and Northwestern announce they will accept GRE, not just LSAT. But ABA may move in ways that limit the option and that some fear would impede diversity efforts.

Archway to a Better Job

McDonald’s brings a flexible approach and free career and college advising to its tuition assistance program, which is aimed in part at keeping employees on the job longer.

Ethical College Admissions: Overbooking and Lessons From Irvine

Jim Jump says there are legitimate reasons to withdraw an acceptance, but he's not sure the university had them for most of those briefly told they couldn't enroll.

The Week in Admissions News

Anger over Justice Department investigation of affirmative action; Irvine admits those whose acceptances it revoked; Rhode Island adopts free community college.

The Non-News of Harvard's Alleged Diversity Breakthrough

Reporters picked up report that university for first time admitted a class that was majority nonwhite. It wasn't the first time, and elite universities in the West have been more diverse than Harvard for years.