Filter & Sort
DeSantis Cuts Higher Ed Funding; New College Gets a Boost
Florida governor Ron DeSantis will cut $120 million of higher education funding from the state budget—nearly a quarter of the...
What Could Colleges Do Without Affirmative Action?
Could percentage plans work? What about admitting more transfer students from community colleges?
MIT Exonerates Professor—After 3.5-Year Wait
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology received research misconduct allegations against Ram Sasisekharan in 2019. It didn’t clear his name until this spring.
As Student Mental Health Worsens, Colleges Embrace Happiness Courses
Centenary University’s new master’s degree program in happiness studies emerges as courses related to well-being proliferate on college campuses.
The Week in Admissions News
A fight over AP Psychology; Foxx bill on student loans; U of Arkansas eliminates diversity office.
College Board and Florida Fight Over AP Psychology
The College Board is defending its approach to Advanced Placement psychology, including teaching about gay issues, to Florida officials. The...
New Programs: Organizational Development and Learning, Applied Business Analytics, Animal Law
The following colleges have announced new programs in recent weeks. Carroll University is starting a master of education in organizational...
Positive Partnership: STEM Scholarship Cohort Boosts Diversity
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln partners with local colleges to promote success among low-income STEM students.