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Princeton Professor Objects to Retraction of Economics Paper
American Economic Review retracted an economics paper, it said, upon the authors’ request. But an author said it was without his consent.
A National Summit on a Higher Ed ‘Low Point’
At a daylong conference on affirmative action, there was much commiserating but little guidance as higher ed leaders searched for a path forward.
Colgate Adds Vocational Ed to Benefits for Employees’ Children
A Homecoming of Sorts for Freshman Survey
The American Council on Education will jointly manage UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute, which produces the longitudinal survey of students and other studies.
Students Relying on More Financial Aid but Fewer Take Out Loans
Connecting Adult Ed Programs and Community Colleges
The Maine Department of Education has placed advisers on community college campuses to help students bridge the gap between adult education programs and colleges.
‘Affirmative Action for the Rich’
The ban on affirmative action has put pressure on selective colleges to end legacy preferences in admissions. But the advantages of familial wealth go beyond alumni status.
Texas A&M Professor Suspended for Allegedly Criticizing Lieutenant Governor
Texas A&M already lost its president in the wake of a Texas Tribune article on the mishandled hiring of a Black professor. Now, the Tribune connects politics to the investigation of a current professor.