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Coronavirus News Roundup for June 2

Everything you need to know for Tuesday about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package.

Consent to Search

Do you have to let the government search you? In today's Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week, Jennifer Groscup...

Colleges Woo Students With Bargain Tuition Rates

This spring many colleges announced tuition deals for students in response to the pandemic, and they’re seeing it pay off with growing application numbers.

Pausing Grad Admissions

Some social science departments are suspending or limiting graduate cohorts to free up money and faculty attention for students affected by the pandemic. But some question the decision, pointing to need for more social scientists in a public health crisis, not fewer.

Testing Turmoil

ACT replaces leader and moves to cut costs; College Board accused of difficulties in SAT registration.

‘The Merit Myth’

Author discusses his new book about how colleges admit and serve students.

Black Instructor Quits Liberty Over President's Tweets

Christopher House, a professor of communication studies at Ithaca College who also taught online courses at Liberty University, resigned from...
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Opinion

Imagining a Replacement for the SAT and ACT

Ben Paris thinks California could make a better test. Here's how.