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Research in the Humanities: Who’s Counting?

As humanists, to make an impression inside our institutions and in the outside world, we need to do a much better job of counting the support our faculty members receive to pursue their work, argues George Justice.
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Ethical College Admissions: Rethinking the Rec Letter

Jim Jump wonders if they are serving applicants and colleges as they should.

Adults Reconnect in Tennessee

The state expands tuition-free scholarship beyond traditional-age students -- as other states follow suit -- and gets a larger than anticipated response from adult workers.

The Pros and Cons of Purdue’s 7-Year Freeze

Holding tuition flat since 2012-13 has raised the land-grant university’s profile and helped it grow, but it is fueling competition for resources by academic departments -- and Purdue is still working to enroll more students from Indiana.

Stanford Adjusts GRE Requirement

Different graduate schools will be permitted to require the test or not to do so.

Where Colleges Recruit … and Where They Don't

New study finds that colleges go where students are likely to be white and wealthy.

The Missing Black Students

Undermatching continues to limit opportunities for students, study finds, with impact on graduation rates as well.

The Week in Admissions News

Pushing to meet full need; student aid vs. athletics; international enrollments; parental view of college visit.