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U.S. Graduate Enrollments Grew in 2020
Enrollments rose in fall 2020 despite big drops in incoming international students. Gains among part-time and underrepresented minority students helped fuel the increase.
Academic Minute: Climate Change for California’s Ecosystems
Today on the Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight during University of California, Irvine, Week: Shane Coffield, a Ph.D. candidate in...
Professor Questions Indiana University Presidential Search
An Indiana University professor recently questioned the process by which Pamela Whitten, the new president of the university, was selected...
U of California Faculty Panel Nixes Alternate Test
A faculty committee studying whether the University of California system should use a state exam in admissions has given the...
Department to Hold Loan Servicers to Higher Standards
The Department of Education is planning to increase its oversight of six loan servicing companies, beginning next year, by including...
The Week in Admissions News
State admissions test rejected in California; NCAA panel says standardized tests shouldn’t be required; new ranking by U.S. News; health centers in high demand; veto in California.
Professor Suspended Over Blog Comments on Women, Muslims
Rob Smith, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Montana, is on administrative leave over remarks he...
UT Knoxville Offers to Reinstate Acquitted Professor
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offered to reinstate a former tenured professor who was acquitted of fraud-related charges, the Knoxville...