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Pink Ribbons and Breast Cancer Awareness
How did pink ribbons come to symbolize breast cancer awareness? In today's Academic Minute, Winthrop University's Karen Kedrowski explores this...
Issues for Trump's OCR Nominee: Sexual Assault and… Israel
Many victims’ rights and civil rights groups are reserving judgment on Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, but advocates for Palestinian rights say his appointment could chill campus speech critical of Israel.
Faculty Buy-in Builds, Bit by Bit: Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology
Professors are slowly gaining confidence in the effectiveness of online learning as more of them teach online, Inside Higher Ed's...
White Perceptions of Affirmative Action
New results -- showing majority of white people believe they face discrimination -- surprise many. But attitudes, especially about college admission, don't always reflect the bias and disadvantages experienced by nonwhites or actual enrollment trends.
New Scrutiny of Discounts at Law and Medical Schools
Is use of non-need-based aid educationally sound? Does it create financial vulnerabilities for the schools? Questions asked about undergraduate admissions are showing up in professional admissions as well.
The Week in Admissions News
Tuition and aid report; criticism of non-need-based aid at public universities; teachers' attitudes, race and college success.
Boom in Indian Enrollments, Followed by Bust
At the University of Central Missouri, the number of students from India went from 152 five years ago to 2,429 in 2015 -- and 631 today.
For-Profit Strayer, Capella to Merge
The two publicly traded for-profit college providers will combine corporate functions, but remain separate institutions, in deal worth $1.9 billion.