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Ethical College Admissions: Who Benefits From a ‘Million-Dollar Scholar’?

Should any program encourage high school students to apply to 100 or more colleges? Jim Jump considers the issues.
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Calling Attention to a Postdoc's Struggles and Suicide

Author of a scientific paper fought for years to find a journal to accept his work, which has an acknowledgments section that includes a tribute to a colleague.

Shaking Up Law School Admissions

Georgetown and Northwestern announce they will accept GRE, not just LSAT. But ABA may move in ways that limit the option and that some fear would impede diversity efforts.
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Giving People What They Paid For

Drew Story outlines a simple approach academics can use to increase access to research and restore its public value.

Archway to a Better Job

McDonald’s brings a flexible approach and free career and college advising to its tuition assistance program, which is aimed in part at keeping employees on the job longer.

More Evidence of Trump Impact on International Admissions

Not all prospective international students have changed their view of the United States, but plenty have -- especially from the Middle East and North Africa.

The Numbers and the Arguments on Asian Admissions

Justice Department inquiry renews debate over whether top colleges hold some applicants to an unfair standard -- and what the data say about Asian-American applicants.

The Non-News of Harvard's Alleged Diversity Breakthrough

Reporters picked up report that university for first time admitted a class that was majority nonwhite. It wasn't the first time, and elite universities in the West have been more diverse than Harvard for years.