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The Week in Admissions News
When aid packages don't add up; M.B.A. application declines; student debt and home ownership; what employers want; for-profit nursing programs.
Wright State Faculty Members to Strike Today
Faculty members at Wright State University are set to strike and picket at 8 a.m. today after two years of...
Admissions Tool Survives Antitrust Challenge
Federal judge's ruling in medical school case outlines when antitrust could apply to admissions, and opinion could help with scrutiny some are facing over early decision.
Chinese University Fires Gene-Editing Scientist
The Southern University of Science and Technology, in China, has fired He Jiankui, a professor who stunned scientists in November...
African Perspectives on the Slave Trade
Our view of the trading of enslaved people needs a different perspective. In today's Academic Minute, Hampshire College's Rachel Engmann...
‘Deeply Troubling’ Allegations
Court filing's allegations prompt an evaluation at Tufts as calls mount for prestigious universities, including Harvard, to reconsider bearing the name of the Sackler family.
‘A Marginally Better Year’ for State Funding
Latest annual survey finds state support for higher education rose 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2018-19, up from just 1.6 percent the previous year.
B.O. No
Professor's email at U of Houston about body odor, referencing some cultures, raises concerns about how to broach this delicate topic, if at all.