Filter & Sort
The Pupil Cliff
Decrease in high school graduates and growth of minority groups will put increased pressure on states to rethink policies and institutions to improve recruitment, retention and outreach to new student populations, according to new report.
Women Blocked at Deep Springs
Judge grants injunction to alumni who say that the founder wanted college to educate men only. Case raises anew how institutions balance founders' intentions and the way society has evolved.
Yet Another Rankings Fabrication
Tulane sent U.S. News incorrect information about the university's business school.
British Critique of Ivies
Cabinet member in charge of higher education policy says wealthy donors "buy a place" for offspring at elite American institutions.
Finding the ‘Next Generation’
In pursuit of students who would be a good fit for its rigorous, supportive, small-community environment, Franklin & Marshall is tapping into urban charter schools.
U. of Iowa Will Ask
Applicants don't have to tell, but they can indicate their identification as gay, and can select transgender as their gender. Iowa is the first major public university to make the move.
The Missing Students
More than half of the most talented potential applicants from low-income families never apply to a competitive college, study finds. And admissions officers may be looking for them in the wrong places.
Opinion
Fixing Humanities Grad Programs
Michael Bérubé tells graduate school deans that the issues are complicated and interconnected.