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Colby Offers New Testing Option for Applicants
Colby College has become the latest institution to shift its admissions policies with regard to standardized testings for applicants. Colby...
Taking on Testing Misuse
If College Board says standardized exams shouldn't be sole criterion, admissions group wants to know why National Merit Scholarship program does just that.
Oregon Bill Would Force Athletic Programs to Interview Minority Candidates
A legislative committee in Oregon on Friday amended a bill -- which would have required public colleges and universities to...
New Idea on Grad Students, Unions
NYU floats idea of having doctoral students join adjunct union. University sees path to improved education and compromise on collective bargaining. UAW sees end run.
William and Mary Will Study Its Black History
A board committee at the College of William and Mary has approved an eight-year research project, sponsored by the Office...
Testing for 'Mismatch'
If members of some minority groups are admitted to elite colleges because of affirmative action -- and don't perform as...
Competing Party School Rankings
Playboy, which has periodically ranked "party schools," announced Friday it would issue such reviews annually, potentially setting up a challenge...
Mystery Donor to Universities
Nine universities have received mysterious seven-figure gifts in recent weeks, in return for a promise not to seek the identity...