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Black Editor Rejects Texas A&M Job Offer to Revive J-School
The former University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism director, who’s also a veteran New York Times editor, turned...
Not All Legacies Meet Admissions Standards
Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements.
Northwestern Fires Head Football Coach After Hazing Investigation
Northwestern University fired its head football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, on Monday following the release of allegations of sexualized hazing in...
Fighting for Scraps in Pennsylvania
Enrollment in the state has plummeted, but it has one of the highest ratios of institutions to students in the country. The result is fierce competition over a dwindling pool of applicants.
Data-Based Decisions Tip: Removing Barriers to Completion With Policy Revision
To boost completion rates among students, the University of California, Irvine, used data to work collaboratively with institutional divisions to reimagine major-change policies.
When It Gets Hot in the Kitchen: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Ellen Meiser, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, explores how...
3 California Universities Acknowledge Admitting Legacies Who Didn’t Meet Minimum Requirements
Three private universities in California universities acknowledged to the state that in recent years they admitted some legacy students who...
‘Metaversities’ Face Virtual Learning’s Financial Realities
Faculty and students are taking to learning in the metaverse, but universities wonder how they will pay for it once Meta’s two-year pilot program ends.