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Not All Legacies Meet Admissions Standards
Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements.
Fighting for Scraps in Pennsylvania
Enrollment in the state has plummeted, but it has one of the highest ratios of institutions to students in the country. The result is fierce competition over a dwindling pool of applicants.
Capital Campaign Watch: Bowie State, Dartmouth, St. John’s
The following colleges have finished campaigns in recent weeks. Bowie State University has raised $50 million, its goal for its...
A Challenge to Close the Gender Gap in Economics
An experiment to encourage more women undergraduates to study economics produced mixed results but raised awareness of gender disparities in the field.
Black Editor Rejects Texas A&M Job Offer to Revive J-School
The former University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism director, who’s also a veteran New York Times editor, turned...
Northwestern Fires Head Football Coach After Hazing Investigation
Northwestern University fired its head football coach, Pat Fitzgerald, on Monday following the release of allegations of sexualized hazing in...
When It Gets Hot in the Kitchen: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Ellen Meiser, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, explores how...
Court Upholds University of North Texas Tuition Practices for Dreamers
The University of North Texas can continue to charge out-of-state students a higher tuition rate than undocumented students living in...