Filter & Sort
Who Gets In -- and Why
What are the roles of race, money and athletic talent? How is merit defined? A sociologist spent 18 months in an admissions office, and shares the tensions and idealism he found.
Appeals Court Reinstates Colorado Sex Assault Case
Panel requires university to stand trial on charges that its indifference resulted in football players' alleged rape of female students.
Pell Grant Increase On the Way
Bush's decision not to veto compromise budget bill means students will see more aid and interest rate reduction, and lenders will suffer large cuts in federal payments.
'New York Times' Enters Distance Learning Market
The New York Times on Thursday announced a major push into higher education -- with new efforts to provide distance...
Finkelstein and DePaul Settle
Controversial professor resigns and both sides issue conciliatory statements, but many believe academic freedom issues will outlast tenure dispute.
Democrats Set Education Budget Compromise
Congressional leaders, after little consultation with GOP, offer budget bill that would boost Pell Grants and slash lender payments; Bush veto considered unlikely.
Doing the Distance Thing
Cleveland Clinic's Lerner College of Medicine is reportedly in negotiations to affiliate with Columbia, in New York. Will more hospitals hook up with remote universities?
The Vice President Who Disappeared
Professors and students at Manhattanville are demanding to know why a popular administrator worked there one day and was gone the next.