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To Find the Best Fit, Ignore the Rankings
Stanford study finds that U.S. News and other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students and parents say they want in a college.
Advocates: OER Saves Students $1 Billion
Free open educational resources have saved students at least $1 billion in textbook costs over the last five years, open...
The Week in Admissions News
Barrier for low-income students; colleges that succeed with Latinx students; MOOC-inspired master's programs.
College Urged to Strip Clarence Thomas's Name From Building
More than 2,100 people have signed a petition calling for the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to rename...
What High Schoolers Don't Know About Tuition Rates
Most do not know what they would pay to attend a public four-year institution in their home state, study finds.
Chancellor Apologizes for UNC's Role in Slavery
Carol Folt, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, apologized for the university’s role in slavery during...
Colleges Open Again in Wake of Hurricane Michael
Dozens of colleges in Florida and Georgia closed or canceled classes last week to wait out Hurricane Michael, the category-four...
Academic Minute: Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Amherst College Week, David Jones, associate professor of geology there, details how volcanic...