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Posttenure Benchwarmers?

New study of economics professors' research effort and impact says they're not exactly "swinging for the fences" after getting tenure.

The Missing Women

Study finds that men speak twice as often as women do at colloquiums, a difference that can't be explained away by rank, speaker pool composition or women's interest in giving talks.

‘Too Much, Too Fast’?

GOP’s Higher Education Act rewrite would give a boost to competency-based education, short-term certificates and alternative providers, but experts worry about the bill’s lack of safeguards.

Oberlin's Enrollment Headache Lingers

A smaller-than-expected freshman class is continuing to cause budget issues at the Ohio institution. Professors are tired of salary freeze.

The Week in Admissions News

Chinese students at American universities; “post-traditional” learners; who changes majors?
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: Affirmative Action for Men

Jim Jump considers the extra point that was awarded -- only to male applicants -- by Brigham Young.

Study: International Students Don't Displace Americans

Research was done on graduate education, but paper suggests implications for undergraduate education as well.

Popularity of Early Admissions Grows and Grows

Many educators say these programs favor the wealthy, but more and more applications came in this year -- to all kinds of institutions.