Filter & Sort
Donors Endowed Coaching Posts; Children Subsequently Admitted
Boston Globe notes pattern with gifts to Yale and other highly competitive colleges.
Admissions Scandal Hits Harvard
A wealthy man bought the fencing coach's house, apparently overpaying significantly. Then the man's son was admitted to Harvard and joined the team. Also, Dartmouth announces new protocols to prevent abuses related to athletic admissions.
Opinion
Admissions, Athletics and the Academic Index
To understand how the recent scam departed from conventional procedures for monitoring the role of athletics in admissions, it's worth examining the Ivy League conference, writes John R. Thelin.
A Coach's Homophobic Taunts
In much of higher education, using a slur against a student in a televised event might result in more than just a slap on the wrist. Why is it different if the slur is a way to mock gay people and takes place during March Madness?
Not Feeling Bullish on New Logo
Designed to cut through the “alphabet soup” of public university acronyms in Florida, bold new University of South Florida bull logo gets mixed reviews. Many say it reminds them of Merrill Lynch.
What’s Missing in the Admissions Madness Discussion?
Certain ways of framing and covering the scandal are misleading and only reinforce exaggerated or inaccurate views of higher education, argues Margaret Dunning.
If Academics Ruled Basketball (Women's Edition)
How would the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament look if success in the classroom mattered more than talent on the court? Here's the annual Academic Performance Tournament.
Another Ruling Chips Away at NCAA Limits for Athletes
Judge declares that association and colleges illegally restrict value of "education benefits" to which big-time football and basketball players are entitled -- but stops far short of free market sought by athletes.