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A yellow banner with black stripes bearing the word “divestment” in all capital letters.
Opinion

The Case Against Any Divestment, Ever

Campus leaders should resist all demands for divestment, Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler write.

Burgess Owens Displays a Fake Check from Qatar to Northwestern

Qatar Foundation Pushes Back on House Republicans’ Accusations

After Northwestern University’s ties to Qatar came under fire Thursday at a House hearing on antisemitism, the Qatar Foundation pushed...
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California Bill Would Create ‘Black-Serving Institution’ Designation

Some lawmakers and higher ed leaders in California want a state-level designation highlighting colleges and universities serving Black students well.

Art College Cites FAFSA Issues as One Reason for Closure

Delaware College of Art and Design is closing in the coming weeks, due to financial challenges driven by declining enrollment...

What Chernobyl’s Worms Tell Us About DNA Damage: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Sophia Tintori, postdoctoral associate in the biology department at New York University, heads to Chernobyl...
The book cover for “Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management: How a Powerful Industry is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education,” edited by Stephen J. Burd.
Opinion

Is Enrollment Management Really Ruining Higher Ed?

Robert Massa and Bill Conley argue that a new book overstates the negative influence of the enrollment management industry.

FAFSA forms buried under other items on a messy desk.

The FAFSA Fiasco’s Forgotten Students

The botched rollout of the federal aid form has affected current students as much as incoming first-years. Some feel abandoned amidst the scramble to help applicants.
Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm by Susan Crawford book cover
Opinion

Higher Ed and ‘Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm’

Climate change and the eight most interesting colleges and universities in the U.S.