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Admissions Lotteries Wouldn’t Yield Diversity
Two scholars tested the idea and found that enrollment of Black and Latinx students -- and of men -- would drop.
Red Zone: Sexual Assaults on College Campuses
Transitions can be hard on college campuses. In today's Academic Minute, Rider University's Allison Weidhaas explains why the fall can...
How to Get First-Generation Students
They are among the most price-sensitive students around, survey finds.
As Misinformation Grows, Scholars Debate How to Improve Open Access
While open-access science has made research available worldwide, some scholars worry that misinformation, fraud and politicization have become rampant in a system that rewards speed and sparkle.
Just the End of the Beginning
U of Florida says three professors can now testify as experts in an elections lawsuit, and accept customary payment for their time. The professors are suing the university anyway. UF’s faculty union describes a larger pattern of apparent political interference in academic matters.
Brown, Columbia and Cornell Face Bomb Threats
Brown, Columbia and Cornell Universities faced bomb threats that led to portions of their campuses being evacuated Sunday afternoon. Yale...
Former Athletics Official at USC Pleads Guilty
A former senior associate athletics director at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a scheme...
Court Temporarily Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily stayed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers on Saturday, The New York...