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Wesleyan and U of Minnesota Drop Legacy Admissions
Wesleyan University will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, the institution announced last week. Wesleyan president...
Bridge Programs Over Troubled Water
Precollege programs can help boost access for students from underrepresented communities. The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could force colleges to rethink them.
Data Analysis Shows Leftward Shift in How College Towns Vote
As American college towns vote in greater numbers for Democratic candidates, Republicans are worried that the margin of victory will...
The Week in Admissions News
A longer wait for student loan relief; stagnant Latino graduation rates; a new cyberscam.
President Quits Weeks After Controversy Over Twitter Likes
Mark Tykocinski has resigned as president of Thomas Jefferson University and as dean of the university’s medical school, The Philadelphia...
New Programs: Special Education, Finance, Cannabis, Management
The following new programs have been started by colleges: Alma College is starting an online master of arts in special...
State Appeals Court Upholds U of Michigan’s Ban on Weapons
A state appeals court has unanimously ruled that the University of Michigan is within its rights to ban weapons on...
Anthropologists Vote to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions
About seven in 10 of the 37 percent of members who voted backed the resolution. A similar measure in 2016, with half of AAA members voting, failed.