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Activist Generation Searches for Colleges
For increasing numbers of high school students, colleges' political character matters. Activism is most likely to be an essay topic at competitive-admissions colleges.
The Week in Admissions News
Public higher ed; Democratic proposals; compilation on graduate education.
New Criticisms of GRE
Study questions utility of the test in doctoral admissions for STEM programs. ETS says the study isn't about what the exam is intended to do.
Opinion
Mysteries of Ivy Admissions, Past and Present
A look at what we know about admissions in the 1950s informs today's debates, writes John R. Thelin.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Are We Devo?
Every now and then, colleges make the application process easier for students, but like one-hit wonder musical groups, they don't build on their momentum, writes Jim Jump.
Graduate and Professional Education: An Ever-Changing Environment
"Graduate and Professional Education: An Ever-Changing Environment" is the latest free compilation of articles from Inside Higher Ed. A copy...
Less Accessible, Less Affordable
Two new reports find public universities less affordable for low-income students and less accessible for members of minority groups.
Illinois Looks to Chicago for Research Site
An ambitious research effort spanning much of Illinois has its eyes set on Chicago as a new "hub" that could bring together the state's largest public and private universities.