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Ethical College Admissions: Should Colleges Admit Students Who Haven’t Applied?
Some have started to do so, especially for low-income students. Jim Jump considers the issues.
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Critical Reading Skills: An Urgent Challenge
A focus on improving students’ critical reading skills, while essential, is missing from many conversations about student success, Alice S. Horning writes.
Capital Campaign Watch: Ohio Northern, Oregon State, U of New Orleans, U of Oklahoma
Ohio Northern University has announced a campaign to raise $100 million. So far, the university has raised $87 million. Oregon...
U of Washington Librarians Hold 1-Day Strike
University of Washington librarians held a one-day strike Thursday, The Seattle Times reported. The librarians, represented by the Service Employees...
Predicting Snowfall
How snow will respond to climate change is a pressing issue for some regions. In today's Academic Minute, SUNY Oneonta's...
A Surge in Young Undergrads, Fully Online
Tens of thousands of 18- to 24-year-olds are now enrolling at Western Governors, Southern New Hampshire and other national online institutions. Does this represent a change in student behavior?
Michigan State President Resigns Amid Battle With Board
The Michigan State Board of Trustees has been trying to push the university president out since September. After initially holding on, Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. is now stepping down.
Raj Chetty on Inequalities in the U.S.
Students born to the wealthiest families have a nearly 100 percent likelihood of going to college. Those born to the poorest families have about a 30 percent chance.