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Three Black people touch the names on a slave memorial.

Affirmative Action Is Dead. How About Reparations?

As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions.

Tired young man lies on his bed while texting on his cellphone inside of his apartment during the day

Survey: Trends in Student Persistence, From Students

New insights from tech company EdSights use data from chatbot text messages to understand the factors that impact student persistence throughout the academic year.

3 Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont

Three college students of Palestinian descent were shot Saturday night in Burlington, Vt., VTDigger reported. Two are in stable condition...

Can Important Unions Collapse and Disappear? Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, revisits...
Bobst Library has opened a study space designed to meet the needs of neurodiverse students and others

Campus Engagement Tip: Create Spaces for Student Success

Carefully designed physical spaces can help students thrive in their academic and co-curricular experiences. Recent additions to five colleges and universities offer ideas to adopt or adapt.

A Black woman in a white lab coat and goggles holds a beaker of blue liquid.

Black Scientists With STEM Ph.D.s Face Deep Disparities

A new report finds they disproportionately carry large amounts of student loan debt, among other disparities faced by STEM doctoral grads of color.

Entrance to University of Nebraska Kearney

Another Round of Campus Budget Turmoil

Public colleges in Nebraska and Ohio and private institutions in Iowa, Ohio and Oklahoma are the latest affected.

U. of Tampa Added to List of Colleges Under Investigation for Bias Against Jews, Muslims

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into the University of Tampa for possible discrimination involving...