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Undocumented Students Could Access Federal College-Prep Programs Under Biden Proposal
Opening up the college-prep programs to undocumented students has been a priority for years. But some administrators say the political climate is too fraught to make such a change now.
Fresh Battle Lines in the Testing Wars
The debate over standardized testing requirements, put on ice during the pandemic, is catching fire again as colleges reconsider their temporary test-optional policies.
University of Missouri Student Journalists No Longer Must Reveal Sources
Student journalists at the University of Missouri at Columbia celebrated Friday after reaching an agreement with administrators to exempt student...
University Librarians See Urgent Need for AI Ethics
Nearly three-quarters of university librarians say there’s an urgent need to address artificial intelligence’s ethical and privacy concerns, a survey...
Louisiana Lawmaker Requests Info on Foreign Faculty Members
A Louisiana state legislator asked his state for information on faculty members at Louisiana public institutions who hold green cards...
Who Is Your Co-Worker? Academic Minute
What do you call the people you work with? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Dayton’s Christian Kiewitz says there’s more to a name than you might think.
Most Americans Approve of Affirmative Action Ban
More than two-thirds of Americans believe the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision banning the use of affirmative action in college...
More Universities Join Chicago in Settling Financial Aid Lawsuit
Rice, Emory and Vanderbilt quietly settled last fall in a financial aid lawsuit against 17 institutions. Now pressure is mounting for the remaining defendants in the case.