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A Merger Doesn’t Happen, and an Art Institute Ends
San Francisco Art Institute ceases operations after an effort to merge into University of San Francisco is rejected.
Harvard Lobbies Congress to Cut Endowment Tax
Harvard is pushing Senate Democrats to consider reducing the controversial tax that draws an estimated $50 million annually from its $39 billion endowment. Many wealthy private universities want the tax eliminated.
Direct Admissions Takes Off
At West Texas A&M, at Minnesota’s colleges and with the Common App, colleges are dropping applications as a requirement to be admitted.
UNC Chapel Hill Pays Nikole Hannah-Jones Not to Sue
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has agreed to pay Nikole Hannah-Jones a sum that is less than...
Outrage Over Kennedy-King President Being Fired
The president of Kennedy-King College was fired last week, sparking considerable outrage in Chicago, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. The Reverend...
Layoffs at Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art announced “broad staff layoffs” this week. Artforum reported that the layoffs “eliminate roughly 10...
Liberty Coach Takes Aim at Sex Assault Survivor on Twitter
Liberty University football coach Hugh Freeze has taken to Twitter to defend LU athletics from criticism around controversial hires, including...
The Week in Admissions News
Student voting; grants for low-income students; low wages for graduates of cosmetology schools; Otterbein and Antioch U create a new system.