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Diversity and Medical School Admissions
Share of white students has dropped significantly in last 35 years, but Asian-Americans are alone among minority groups in seeing substantial gains. Black applicants have lowest admit rates.
Expanding Apprenticeships Across More Jobs
New research indicates more job opportunities would be available if apprenticeships were expanded across more fields.
Opinion
Restructuring -- and Re-Missioning -- the University of Wisconsin System
Will merging institutions strengthen the system or hasten its decline, asks Tara DaPra, who has taught at one of its four-year universities as well as in its community colleges.
New Programs: Data Analytics, Public Health, Criminal Justice, Chinese, Early Childhood, Leadership, Computer Science, Sustainability, Creative Writing, Economics, Supply Chain Management
Assumption College is starting an undergraduate major in data analytics. Binghamton University of the State University of New York is...
Scramble for Dual-Credit Certification
States and institutions are still working out incentives and programs to get dual-credit instructors qualified to meet a change in accreditation standards.
Opinion
In Defense of UVA
Despite its recent trials, the university embodies the dream of public higher education, Mark Edmundson writes.
Opinion
The Gentrification of the Urban Community College
Neither new programs nor trying to emulate or recreate a traditional four-year university campus experience will adequately address the enrollment challenges, argues Christiane Warren.
Bounty of Promise Programs in California
With nearly 50 different local tuition-free initiatives, California colleges contemplate how they may merge existing programs with a new statewide plan.