Filter & Sort
![A drawing of a faceless figure atop a ladder adding the top block to a vertical stack of alphabetical blocks that spell out "LUCK."](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/Untitled%20design%20%2898%29.png?itok=kDui7-f2)
Welcome to the Admissions ‘Luckocracy’
The degree to which the college admission process is a meritocracy may be in question—but it’s most certainly a luckocracy, Jim Jump writes.
![Woman in a cap and gown holding a fan of dollar bills](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1222535102.jpg?itok=IXdldIdp)
‘Merit Scholarship’ or Enrollment Incentive?
Non-need-based merit aid has surged in the past decade, especially at struggling public institutions looking to boost enrollment. Some say it’s an unacknowledged equity issue.
![University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill, a light-skinned woman with blond hair](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1825464429%281%29.jpg?itok=Si8-Ax0X)
Penn President Resigns Amid Antisemitism Charges
Liz Magill stepped down Saturday, following backlash over her comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism.
House Members Call on Penn, MIT and Harvard to Fire Their Presidents
Seventy-four members of Congress on Friday signed a letter urging the governing boards of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of...
![Two men sit in a state legislative chamber, flanked by American flags](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1068579896%20%281%29.jpg?itok=UaRu-r5T)
No End to Wisconsin’s Higher Ed Budget Standoff
The UW system and Republican legislators have been at a budget impasse over DEI for six months. Leaders reached a deal to free up funding, but the Board of Regents voted it down, putting negotiations back at square one.
New Title IX Regulations Pushed to March
The Education Department has pushed back the date for finishing its updated regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments...
House Approves Overhaul of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements
The House of Representatives voted 246 to 170 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would require colleges and universities...
Pagination
Pagination
- 304
- /
- 8258