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Diversity on the Rise Among College Presidents
Colleges hired a greater share of Black and other nonwhite leaders in the months after Black Lives Matter became a household term than they did before, Inside Higher Ed analysis shows. Is the shift meaningful, and will it last?
Earlier Aid Awards
Survey documents impact of earlier FAFSA thanks to two changes in federal rules for applying for financial aid. Other FAFSA news isn’t as good.
Sex Toy Workshops, Speed Dating and More
Valentine’s Day marks the perfect opportunity for colleges to re-engage students on sexual health. Events range from discussions on consent to educational games like “Wheel of Fornication.”
The Week in Admissions News
College Board loses senior vice president; admissions scandal parent headed to jail; College Transparency Act; states embrace FAFSA; help for single moms who are students.
St. Valentine: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Lisa Bitel, professor of history and religion at the University of Southern California Dornsife, delves...
‘Accepted!’
Author describes his book on “secrets of gaining admission to the world’s top universities.”
Education Department Clears Brigham Young of Title IX Violation
Brigham Young University is exempt from Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in cases where the antidiscrimination law...
Opinion
A Foolish Decision on Testing
The University of California Board of Regents shouldn’t have abolished the SAT and ACT in admissions decisions, Donald Wittman argues.