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Character Counts in Admissions
A survey by the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the Character Collaborative asked 447 college admissions officers what...
STEM's Ongoing Sex-Difference Debate
It doesn't end -- even with two new commentaries on a contentious, corrected 2018 article saying more women with more freedoms choose non-STEM majors.
New Mother Challenges
New mothers face age-old challenges, and decidedly modern ones as well. In today's Academic Minute, the University of North Carolina...
Will Coronavirus Crisis Trigger an Enrollment Crisis?
U.S. colleges could see a major enrollment pipeline cut off this fall if the coronavirus epidemic persists. Meanwhile, Australian universities are missing more than half their Chinese students weeks before their fall semester begins.
Growing Federal Subsidies for Graduate Loan Debt
Almost half of federal student loans are being repaid through more generous income-driven repayment plans, new data show, with 80 percent of government subsidies now going to graduate student borrowers.
Michigan Knew of Misconduct Allegations Against Provost
The University of Michigan placed Provost Martin Philbert on administrative leave in January, pending an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations...
Fighting Income Segregation in Higher Education
A new working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that it will be hard to attract more...