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Supporting Student Support Service Staff

College students say faculty and advisers have a responsibility to help ease their stress. A new white paper identifies systemic ways to build capacity and provide trauma-informed care for personnel and learners.

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Study: The 7 Competencies Presidents Need

A new study aimed to identify the competencies college leaders need. Current college presidents emphasized trust building, resilience and communication skills.

Texas Foundation Wants to Make Scholarship Language Gender Neutral

A Texas foundation has petitioned the state district court to change the language on an endowment fund that provides graduate...

Former U of Iowa Manager Charged With Allegedly Diverting $1M

The former head of the University of Iowa’s department of physics and astronomy machine shop was arrested Thursday after a...
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Campus Engagement Tip: Creating Forums for Civil Dialogue

Colleges and universities are exploring curricular and co-curricular settings to encourage critical thinking, free speech and respectful disagreement among students.

Scientists File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Journal Publishers

A group of scientists and scholars are accusing six academic journal publishers of working together to exploit their labor, in...
The cover of Nicholas Lemann's book "Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing." The cover is spare, with blue and teal text font against an off-white background.
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To Test or Not to Test

Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.

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How the SAT Shaped College Admissions

Author Nicholas Lemann discusses his new book on standardized testing and common misconceptions about the history and future of admissions exams.