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Poll Finds the Public Doesn’t Favor Affirmative Action
Pew poll of American adults finds 74 percent think race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions decisions. For gender, 82 percent think it shouldn’t be considered.
Blame the Deans
Law firm says former dean of education left out data that would bring down University of Southern California’s score from 2013 to 2020, and the current dean did so in 2021, before coming clean to the provost.
The Week in Admissions News
Tuition waivers for Native Americans; more Pell Grants for prisoners; Ohio State ends iPad program; hazing at Baylor.
The Name Game
Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes.
Dual Enrollment Pays Off: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Wes Routon, associate professor of economics and quantitative analysis at Georgia Gwinnett College, explains why...
Gallaudet Moves Classes and Finals Online
Gallaudet University has moved the remaining classes this semester, as well as final exams, online, The Washington Post reported. Students...
USC Settles With 80 Ex-Students Over Misconduct Claims
The University of Southern California has settled a suit by 80 former students, most of them gay men, who accuse...
3 U of Oklahoma Students Killed in Crash
Three meteorology students from the University of Oklahoma were killed Friday night when traveling back from Kansas, where they had...