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Affirmative Action and Afflicting the Comfortable
Michael A. Olivas, a longtime expert on higher education law, shares his thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to take two key cases challenging affirmative action in admissions.
Gender Identity Norms Shift, and Institutions Move to Reflect Them
Institutions are tweaking campus information systems to make them better reflect students’ gender identities but are finding the technology to do so challenging.
Postcollege Earnings Depend on the College Attended
Some colleges yield higher earnings than others for low-income students, a new report found.
A Radical Approach to Who Gets In
Report by NACAC and NASFAA calls for major changes in the systems used to admit and award aid to students. Failure to do so, the report says, will perpetuate racial inequity.
Michigan State Holds Classes Online, Welcomes Basketball Fans
Michigan State University is holding all classes online until Jan. 31 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But Fox News...
Climate Migration: Facing the Inevitable
Many stand to lose their homes and towns in the face of impending climate change. In today’s Academic Minute, Hamilton...
Will Test Optional Become the ‘New Normal’?
As more colleges embrace the practice for a few years—or permanently—the debate is changing.
A (Temporary) Win for Academic Freedom
Judge mostly sides with University of Florida faculty members in a free speech case that cast doubt on UF’s political independence from Tallahassee.