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Price of a Year in Jail vs. a Year at Harvard
An Associated Press analysis of the costs of prisons in California offers this comparison: California's budget estimates that the cost...
The New Gatekeepers of News
We’re all the gatekeepers of news today. In today's Academic Minute, Washington and Lee University's Aly Colon examines regular people...
Evergreen Regroups Amid Discord
College calls off classes today after another threat. As diversity debate continues, board pledges support for free speech. Faculty members circulate letter questioning actions of colleague.
At Different Paces
Colleges are starting to accommodate transgender students, but some are doing it better than others.
Opinion
Humanities Majors Drop
Declines in bachelor’s degrees awarded are particularly notable for English and history, but trends at community colleges may cheer advocates for the liberal arts.
The Week in Admissions News
Drop in enrollment in intensive English programs; new research on pathway programs; Maryland governor vetoes "ban the box" bill.
'Selling Hope and College'
Author discusses new book about being embedded in admissions office of a non-competitive college that must fight for applicants and students.
Admissions Shocker: Life Isn't Fair
Georgia Tech administrator tries new approach to dealing with complaints from parents and others that flood competitive colleges this time of year. Could this work?