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The (Missed) Potential of Transfer Students at Elite Colleges
Community college transfer students succeed academically and bring many kinds of diversity to elite institutions, but report finds few are admitted.
Ruling May Make It Easier to Sue Test Makers
New Jersey judge throws out ACT's binding arbitration clause -- which students must sign to take the exam.
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.
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...
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.
‘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.