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Honesty on Application Essays
With vendors buying and selling the words that supposedly got students in, it's time to admit that these words aren't typically decisive, and that may be a good thing, writes Scott Anderson.
High Enrollers
New data from the Education Department show booming enrollments (with for-profit colleges leading the pack) and steady graduation rates.
Advocacy Group Sues GAO Over For-Profit Report
Continuing its campaign against federal efforts to dramatically toughen oversight over for-profit colleges, an advocacy group on Wednesday sued the...
New Level of Collaboration in Britain
Two research universities will share some academic appointments, degree programs and overseas ventures.
Academic Minute: Chinese New Year
In today’s Academic Minute, Anthony DeBlasi of the State University of New York at Albany describes some of the distinct...
Presidential Art Critic
Should the leader of a college be ordering the removal of a painting in a faculty art show?
Ex-President of Stevens Tech Agrees to Repay Controversial Loans
Harold Raveché, who resigned last year as president of Stevens Institute of Technology, has agreed to pay off more than...
Ramping Up Rigor
Lynn University in Florida finds a way to answer general critiques of academic quality: a return to a retooled core curriculum.