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Same Course, Different Ratings
Mar 14, 2018
Study says students rate male instructors more highly than women even when they're teaching identical courses.
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Admissions Leaders Take a Stand
‘Some Kind of Authority’
Gender Bias, by the Numbers

Surveys

The 2017 Survey of Admissions Directors: Pressure All Around

Sept. 13, 2017 -- Inside Higher Ed's 2017 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors explores the views of these officials on a wide range of timely issues.

Download a full survey report here.

The survey, conducted in conjunction with researchers from Gallup, is the latest in Inside Higher Ed's series of surveys of key higher ed professionals.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Inside Higher Ed will present a free webcast to discuss the results of the survey. Sign up here.

The Inside Higher Ed survey of admissions directors was made possible in part by advertising support from Jenzabar, Intersect by Hobsons, Liaison, Blackboard Student Lifecyle Services and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

Booklets

New Strategies to Navigate International Enrollments
“New Strategies to Navigate International Enrollments” is Inside Higher Ed's new on-demand compilation of articles. You may download a copy free, here.
 
And we invite you to sign up here for a free webcast on the themes of the booklet, featuring Inside Higher Ed's editors, on Thursday, May 10, at 2 p.m. Eastern.
 
This booklet was made possible in part by the advertising support of the TOEFL® program at ETS.
 

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Shifting Gold Standard for Aid Policy
March 24, 2008
Has "no loans" replaced "need blind"? When institutions adopt the former without the latter, is equity served? Have colleges been too quick to define all loans as bad?
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When Med Students Become Admissions Counselors
March 19, 2008
Entrepreneurial future M.D.'s at U. of Chicago -- who helped with applicant interviews -- set up business to advise other applicants.
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Beyond Price, Other Barriers to College Loom
March 19, 2008
Chicago Public School students with college hopes often fail to meet benchmarks in the application process -- and enroll in less selective colleges than they could.
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SAT Subject Tests Face New Scrutiny
March 17, 2008
Key University of California faculty panel wants system campuses to stop requiring them.
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Private Counselors Who Won't Double Dip
March 14, 2008

Should a private admissions counselor also be able to work for a school or college?

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Admissions Group to Tackle Conflict of Interest Issues
March 10, 2008
In wake of reports about private counselors who also work for colleges or high schools, NACAC creates panel to consider what's appropriate.
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Reconsidering Open Enrollment
February 27, 2008
One historically black college takes a first step toward changing its longstanding admissions policy, while another's president makes reference to a similar goal.
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The 'Other' Transfer of Credit Problem
February 19, 2008

As higher education issues go, "transfer of credit" is about as mundane and arcane as you can get. It's roll-your-sleeves-up-and-get-your-hands-dirty type work, involving transcripts and course numbers and modes of delivery and degree audits and other nuts and bolts details of the college admissions and registration process.

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Gains and Gaps on AP Scores
February 14, 2008
More students are scoring at levels viewed as indicating college-level knowledge, but black and Latino participation and success in the program lag significantly.
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Making the High School-College Leap
February 13, 2008
New study suggests counseling philosophies make a difference for those considering 4-year institutions, but not for 2-year institutions.
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