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My Ride to the Airport
Nate Kreuter reflects on how some chance encounters made him feel welcome at a large university -- and pointed him forward.
Opinion
Don't Tinker. Toss the SAT.
The "common core" movement led by the head of the College Board has made the organization's exam less needed than ever, writes Joseph Soares.
A New SAT
The College Board will redesign its signature exam, with an emphasis on "core knowledge and skills."
The Cost of Need-Blind
Grinnell won't consider applicants' ability to pay, at least for two years. But college will raise loan limits and try to attract more wealthy students. Is this the future model for elite private higher ed?
Snapshot Dissertation
Should universities require graduate students to pare down years of research into a soundbite that can be understood by non-scholars?
World's Would-Be Grad Students
ETS releases country-by-country GRE averages, and results point to importance of foreign students in U.S. graduate schools.
'Warnings From the Trenches'
Professors rally behind a high school teacher who says No Child Left Behind has created a generation of test-takers unprepared for higher education.
Can You Verify That?
After string of reports of colleges submitting false data for rankings, U.S. News may ask each campus to have a senior campus official -- someone at or near presidential level -- affirm the accuracy of data.