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Is Stanford Letting In Too Many Wealthy Students?
Stanford's faculty votes for new policies designed to de-emphasize wealth, which isn't an official criteria for admission. Will the approach work?
Academic Minute: Public Guide to COVID-19 Retweets
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week: Jeannette Sutton, associate professor and director of graduate studies...
AAUP Chapter Calls for Chapel Hill Chancellor's Resignation
The American Association of University Professors chapter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill issued a statement calling...
Harvard Prof Rejects Historical Consensus on ‘Comfort Women’
Law professor is accused of ignoring extensive historical evidence in claiming that the "comfort women" were not sex slaves but instead were willing and well-compensated prostitutes.
The Week in Admissions News
New GMAT online; unsafe celebrations at UNC; settlement of loan lawsuit; pandemic losses.
Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Mistaken Medical Test Results
The Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated lawsuits against the University of Michigan and Yale University over mistaken medical test results...
Setting the Bar Higher
A new report from the National Council for Teacher Quality argues that raising admissions standards for teacher training programs can also increase diversity in the field.
New Presidents or Provosts: Bethel U, Colby CC, Franklin Pierce U, King's College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miami Dade College, Monroe CC, Moore College of Art and Design, Ohio Association of Community Colleges, Pacific U
Ann Barr-Gillespie, vice provost and executive dean of the College of Health Professions at Pacific University, in Oregon, has been...