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What Changed, and Didn't, After Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007 changed Virginia Tech irrevocably. But how much did the shootings of 32 students and professors on the...
College Board Experiments With Selling Names of the Needy
Admissions offices in pilot program can identify applicants in low-income zip codes -- a type of analysis that had been shunned for fear of use to seek wealthy students. Some competitors already sell the information.
As Institutional Researchers Meet, Studies Galore
Annual gathering of higher education's data experts offers research on colleges' cost efficiency, students' experiences with racial bias, and a different way of calculating graduation rates.
Data as a Tool to Improve Community Colleges
As major efforts to measure the effectiveness of two-year institutions mature, some institutions report significant, data-driven policy shifts to improve student learning.
Another First for SAT-Optional Movement
Wake Forest ends requirement, becoming the first nationally ranked private university to do so. Worcester Polytechnic, first science institute to drop requirement, sees gain in first year.
A Lifeline for Students Left Behind
Western Michigan University launches major effort to educate those who've "aged out" of foster care.
Site Ends Sales of Faculty Papers
Amid professors' complaints, allacademic.com says it had permission to sell submitted works, but ceases its practices nonetheless.