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For-Profit Wage Gap
Community college students who transfer to for-profit institutions earn less than do peers who transfer to public or private colleges, study finds.
High School Follows You
Study finds long-term impact on college grades, even for those near top of their high school class, of attending disadvantaged institutions.
Opinion
Restore the Purpose of the Common Application
Jim Wolfston says that it should focus on basic information (which should be common to all colleges) and that colleges should then design applications that reflect their values and help students express themselves.
Digital Upgrade for Transcripts
Use of e-transcripts catches on, opening the door to new uses for the student record.
Who Defines Merit?
Admissions leaders gather to consider how to promote broader definitions of worthiness and more diversity in their classes -- all while dealing with the pressures of money and rankings.
Students Just Want to Be Happy
New study finds that "quality of life" rankings of colleges have an impact on the number of applicants and the enrollment of highly qualified students.
Accord on Appropriations
Congressional negotiators reach agreement to boost spending on NIH and student aid, though deal does not restore all of the sequester cuts.
Ease Up on Social Science
National Research Council report urges the federal government to take a more exacting approach in determining which social and behavioral science studies involving human subjects need oversight.