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Report: VCU Medical School Depended on Slavery

The medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University depended on and profited from slavery, according to a report commissioned by the...

Will Law Schools Respond to ‘U.S. News’ Changes?

Reactions were muted or critical to a series of ways the magazine said it would improve its rankings.

Rick Singer Gets 3.5 Years in Prison

Sentence for mastermind of admissions scandal is longer than any of the 50-plus that came before but is shorter than what the government asked.

Children’s Eyewitness Testimony

Can a child be a reliable eyewitness? In today’s Academic Minute, Clemson University’s Ben Cotterill examines this question. Cotterill is...

A Vetoed Harvard Appointment

Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame?

‘This Is Not a Personal Statement’

A new young adult novel describes what happens when a student determined to get into her dream college does everything wrong.

New Programs: Actuarial Science, Nursing, Veterinary Paraprofessional

Bryant University has launched its first ever online, asynchronous master’s degree: in actuarial science. University of Providence, in Montana, is...
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: ‘I Am Not a Robot’

Jim Jump considers the issues raised by ChatGPT for the admissions essay.