Filter & Sort
Where's the Evidence?
NYU asks Common Application if it can demonstrate the value of asking applicants about their criminal or disciplinary records. If there is no proof, does that change the debate?
Faulty Predictions?
New study suggests the SAT may over- or underpredict first-year college grades of hundreds of thousands of students.
Drowned Bunnies: Part 2
Mount St. Mary's board defends president and blames small faculty group for controversy over his "inappropriate metaphor" and plans for freshmen. Emails obtained by Inside Higher Ed back original reports about president's goals.
Pointing Fingers Over Test Fraud
NCAA punishes U of Louisiana-Lafayette over egregious case of test fraud -- and the university in turn sues ACT over its role.
Putting Foreign Students First?
Community college in Washington State increasingly relies on international student revenue, but some faculty worry it is moving away from its mission of serving local residents.
Poverty and Merit
The most selective colleges are failing to enroll more low-income students, so the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is calling for a "poverty preference" in college admissions.
Challenging the Barista Myth
Federal Reserve economists say while recent college graduates struggled during the economic downturn, they did better than most believe.
'Inside Graduate Admissions'
What goes on behind closed doors when professors decide who should get chance to earn a Ph.D.? Author of new book was allowed to watch. She saw elitism, a heavy focus on the GRE and some troubling conversations.