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Opening Up College-Prep Programs
The decades-old rules don’t make sense, advocates say, and hinder efforts to better serve low-income and first-generation students.
Sackler Family Gave Millions to National Academies
Officials of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine kept quiet about their decision to accept $19 million in...
The Week in Admissions News
Cuts in Republican plan; skepticism among potential international students; guidebook on student outcomes; crime data at U of Florida.
Board Replaces President of Alcorn State
The board of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education announced Thursday that Felecia Nave, who has been president of Alcorn...
White House Ready to Name New NIH Director
President Biden is planning to name Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, director of the National Cancer Institute, to lead the National Institutes...
More Malware, Less Ransomware in Higher Ed
Cybercriminals often target known network vulnerabilities. But software updates and patches only work when installed, and colleges face nontrivial hurdles in this regard.
FIRE: 1/5 of ‘Scholar Sanction Attempts’ Led to Firing
There have been 1,080 “scholar sanction attempts” since 2000, about a fifth of which resulted in firings, the Foundation for...
Opinion
Commencement Is a Celebration, Not a Class
In choosing a commencement speaker, don’t (purposely) court controversy, Walter Kimbrough writes.