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Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut

State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it.

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‘Another Unforced Error’ in the FAFSA Fiasco

The education department said calculation errors rendered hundreds of thousands of student aid forms unusable, setting time-strapped colleges back further.

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Opinion

Cease-Fire Now

Michael S. Roth pushes back against calls for college leaders to stay silent.

‘Another Unforced Error’ in the FAFSA Fiasco

The Education Department acknowledged Friday that a calculation error led to inaccurate aid estimates for a sizable portion of student...

Lincoln President Cleared of Bullying in Administrator’s Death

Third-party investigators hired by Lincoln University of Missouri’s Board of Curators found no evidence that university administrator Antoinette (Bonnie) Candia-Bailey...
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Opinion

A Primary Loyalty

An ongoing debate in Virginia speaks to the need to clarify the bedrock duties of university boards, Thomas K. Hyatt and Morgan Alexander write.

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New on the Job: Q&A With Estevan Garcia, Dartmouth College

As Dartmouth’s inaugural chief wellness officer, Garcia is overseeing campus health and well-being for students, faculty and staff, starting this month.

Alabama Governor Signs Bill Targeting DEI, ‘Divisive Concepts’

Despite protests from students on multiple campuses, Alabama’s governor signed into law Wednesday legislation that will, within public higher education...