Filter & Sort
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...
As Affirmative Action Ends, HBCUs Wait or Plan for the Fallout
Some leaders of historically Black colleges and universities expect the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to bring a flood of applicants to their institutions. They’re not sure they’re ready.
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.
Data-Based Decisions Tip: Removing Barriers to Completion With Policy Revision
To boost completion rates among students, the University of California, Irvine, used data to work collaboratively with institutional divisions to reimagine major-change policies.
3 California Universities Acknowledge Admitting Legacies Who Didn’t Meet Minimum Requirements
Three private universities in California universities acknowledged to the state that in recent years they admitted some legacy students who...