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Direct Admissions Takes Off
Colleges for the first time have a real alternative, and so far the new approach is getting strong reviews. But predicting yield is anyone’s guess.
Harvard May Pay $15 Million Over Insurance Filing
Harvard University may pay $15 million because it failed to file an insurance claim, The New York Times reported. The...
Targeting Proteins Related to Cancer: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Tracy Brooks, associate professor and vice chair of pharmaceutical sciences at Binghamton University, explores one...
Most Americans Oppose Race in Admissions
But poll says they back programs to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of students.
Biden on University Presidencies
President Biden, while speaking at Delaware State University Friday about his plan to forgive student debt, briefly went back a...
Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Convicted of Sexual Abuse
A jury on Thursday found a former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. James Heaps, guilty of...
Southern Baptist Seminary Votes Only Men Can Be Pastors
Trustees at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., unanimously passed a resolution last week that men and women...
Opinion
Why Is the Affirmative Action Debate So Intense?
Kenneth McGhee considers all the factors that affect an admissions decision.