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Are Black Colleges Necessary?
Black colleges can suffer from a negative perception from their peers. In today's Academic Minute, Melissa E. Wooten of the...
Boost From a Budget Deal
Congress passes a 2016 spending and tax bill that blows away caps on discretionary spending to fund more student aid and health research.
UCLA Condemns Anti-Semitic Facebook Post
The University of California at Los Angeles last week condemned an anti-Semitic comment that a UCLA student posted on the...
Mixed Email Messages From Howard U Admissions
An undetermined number of applicants to Howard University received good news last week via email (that they had been accepted)...
Less Than 1%
Only 323 of 34,086 learners are eligible to take advantage of Arizona State's MOOCs-for-credit initiative with edX. The university calls it a "positive first step."
Exempt and Secret
56 religious colleges have asked Education Department to let them discriminate on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and most requests have been approved. Should the exemptions be publicized?
Lost Fees or Lost Students?
Potential master's student at NYU asked for application fee waiver and shared email rejecting request on Twitter. Critics see example of policy that deters low-income applicants.
Kresge Grants Support Urban Education Ecosystems
The Kresge Foundation announced today that it will provide $1.1 million in grants to support civic, social, business and education...