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Professors With Sexual Misconduct in Their Pasts
Two institutions grapple with how they should deal with revelations of faculty members' histories of sexual misconduct. Court orders reinstatement of one.
Repressive Experiences 'Rare but Real' in China Studies
First-of-its-kind survey of China scholars seeks to quantify just how frequently they encounter repressive actions by the Chinese state intended to stop or circumscribe their research. A majority say self-censorship is a problem.
The SAT Mess That's Not Going Away
Class action suit says College Board's use of recycled questions hurt all test takers. Some push for scores from August to be abandoned; advocates for international students say they are being scapegoated.
A Med School Admissions Dean's Ouster
Columbia students and alumni protest a resignation that they say was forced.
The Week in Admissions News
A student visa and a dream denied; impact of divorce; a resignation in Washington.
Stanford Won't Boast About Applications or Admit Rates Any More
Could this be a small step toward curbing hysteria and hype in the admissions process?
Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions
U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle.
'The Coddling of the American Mind'
Co-author of new book discusses its critique of societal values, how young people are taught to think about the world and free exchange of ideas in higher education.