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A Lifeline for Students Left Behind
Western Michigan University launches major effort to educate those who've "aged out" of foster care.
Another First for SAT-Optional Movement
Wake Forest ends requirement, becoming the first nationally ranked private university to do so. Worcester Polytechnic, first science institute to drop requirement, sees gain in first year.
Data as a Tool to Improve Community Colleges
As major efforts to measure the effectiveness of two-year institutions mature, some institutions report significant, data-driven policy shifts to improve student learning.
As Institutional Researchers Meet, Studies Galore
Annual gathering of higher education's data experts offers research on colleges' cost efficiency, students' experiences with racial bias, and a different way of calculating graduation rates.
College Board Experiments With Selling Names of the Needy
Admissions offices in pilot program can identify applicants in low-income zip codes -- a type of analysis that had been shunned for fear of use to seek wealthy students. Some competitors already sell the information.
Major Expansion of Veterans' Tuition Aid Clears Big Hurdle
Despite a veto threat from President Bush and with the presumptive Republican candidate to replace him in absentia, the U.S...
Does Academe Hinder Parenthood?
2 new studies suggest that many professors, especially women, are less likely than other professionals or men in their field to have kids.