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Embattled Univ. of Maine System Head Gets Contract Extension
The University of Maine system Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its July 11 meeting to extend Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s...
Jacksonville Coach Out Amid Bullying Allegations
Alex Ricker-Gilbert, the athletic director of Jacksonville University, issued a statement that announced that Ron Grigg is stepping down from...
Illegal Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Exposure
Gun violence is a sad fact of life in the United States. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rockefeller College...
Justice Department Backs Antitrust Lawsuit
Biden administration is the third to find that antitrust law applies to colleges and universities.
Admissions Without Applications
Movement grows with a second company offering a service in which students create profiles and colleges admit them.
Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated.
The dearth of artificial intelligence professors at U.S. universities is not the result of a distorted job market, according to a recent report. Some experts urge caution in relying on industry to fill the AI teaching gap.
The Week in Admissions News
College Board withholds data; Bowdoin goes need blind for international students; testing companies and disabilities; more pressure on Biden; Hopkins replaces head of summer programs; Columbia will skip the next U.S. News rankings.
Opinion
A Catfish in Wolf’s Clothing
If a (fake) person named Matt Wolf contacts you with questions about your scholarship, beware. Lee Brewer Jones describes apparently falling victim to a long-running fraud targeting academics.