Admissions

Higher ed institutions are increasingly launching courses and programs to train students for the cannabis industry and to demystify the science around the drug as more states legalize marijuana.

Some private colleges, without great fame, had a great admissions year. They used a variety of strategies, but one common theme: They stayed open in 2020-21. Another is discount rates that stayed high.

Phillip B. Levine writes that such a change would directly benefit low-income students.

Elisabeth Kimmel is the 32nd parent to agree to plead guilty in the admissions scandal.

Reuters and Associated Press debunk a report on Twitter that was liked 17,500 times.

Some are removing colleges that are in states with poor records on coronavirus -- regardless of the qualities of the college. Others aren't considering location as a factor.

Rebecca Vidra is a professor, and she is surprised time and again.