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A photo illustration containing headlines of articles from OpenTheBooks founder Adam Andrzejewski.

A Nonprofit Says Colleges Spend Big on DEI. Is It ‘Wildly’ Overstating the Case?

American Transparency publishes spending investigations under the moniker OpenTheBooks but doesn’t say where it gets its own money. Its definitions of DEI positions are way too broad, says one targeted university. 

Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recently reported the largest year-over-year increase in the state’s college-going rate since the 2015 launch...
Two incarcerated students wearing masks look at a laptop with classmates talking behind them.

The State of Higher Ed in Prisons a Year After Pell Restoration

A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice marks one year since the return of Pell Grants to incarcerated students and analyzes how programs can improve.

A small group of four mature adult students sit together at a long desk as they study with one another. They have textbooks and laptops out in front of them as they take notes and talk.

Student Voice Survey: The Academic Experience   

Students rate their educational quality highly while signaling ways to improve their academic experience in newly released data and analysis from our annual survey of college undergraduates.

Hepner Hall at San Diego State University on a sunny day

Data-Based Decisions Tip: Responding to Student Housing Needs

An institutional survey at San Diego State University helped campus leaders identify students who needed support and revise strategies in housing and residence life.

Ep. 120: Moving Beyond Transfer to Improve ‘Learning Mobility’

This episode examines how how learning is recognized across institutions.

Calif. Cuts UC, CSU Funding in $300B Budget

California state legislators agreed on a $297.9 billion spending plan for 2024–25 that includes cuts for the University of California...
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Affirmative Action Ban’s Impact Is a ‘Black Box’

Bryan Cook wants to study how the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is affecting diversity in higher ed. It’s proven more difficult than he bargained for.