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$25 Million Defamation Lawsuit in Rankings Dispute
Former dean of Temple business school, which admitted the fabrication of data for rankings, says he has been made into a scapegoat and had his reputation tarnished unfairly. University vows to fight in court.
Colliding Values at Doane
University library exhibit included photos of students from the 1920s in blackface. Now the library director is suspended -- and some of her faculty colleagues say Doane made the wrong call.
Brown Reflects on 50 Years of ‘Open’ Curriculum
Educators from the university and elsewhere consider whether innovation is still possible in liberal arts education.
New Reports on Admissions
Hundreds of colleges still have space; survey of parents finds concerns on jobs; what adult learners are looking for.
The Week in Admissions News
Med school admissions preferences; New College agrees to reforms; skepticism on free college.
Leaving the Coalition
Dartmouth and the University of Virginia will leave the application that was set up with fanfare as an alternative to the Common App.
Keep Your Pants On
Colorado State is trying to shut down the annual Undie Run, asserting that it fosters an environment ripe for sexual assaults. Students and others say that this is victim blaming.
In Brazil, a Hostility to Academe
In the past 10 days, new president has proposed defunding philosophy and sociology departments and announced ideologically motivated cuts to federal university budgets.