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Kentucky University Leaders Defend Diversity, in Differing Ways

The leaders of Kentucky’s two largest public universities have, with differing degrees of directness, spoken out in recent days about...

The History of Stone Walls: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Robert M. Thorson, professor of earth sciences at the University of Connecticut, explains what we...
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Could a Per-Student Tax Alleviate a College Town’s Budget Challenges?

The University of Delaware owns nearly 35 percent of the untaxed property in Newark but is exempt from paying property taxes. City officials want to tax the university $50 per student, per semester.

The Week in Admissions News

University of Missouri system extends test-optional policy; New York fines the College Board for selling student data; Wisconsin approves guaranteed admissions.

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Maryland House Passes Legacy Ban

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill Thursday that would ban the consideration of legacy status in admissions for...
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A Crash Course in Innovation and Design

Bryant University’s three-day IDEA program gives first-year students hands-on learning experience across disciplines alongside older peers and campus leaders to promote creative thinking and problem-solving. The experience now has a focus on student well-being as well as a live panel for students to pitch solutions.

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Opinion

What to Make of Dartmouth?

Jim Jump considers Dartmouth’s decision to reinstate standardized testing “in context.”

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What Helps Students Feel Like They Belong?

Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups.