Filter & Sort
The Number of Colleges Continues to Shrink
More public and private two-year and four-year colleges closed or merged between 2019-20 and 2020-21 than was true for for-profit institutions, a change from recent trends.
‘Best of Both Worlds’
Education Department expansion will allow more people to participate in prison education programs while the department prepares for across-the-board Pell Grant access for incarcerated students.
The Week in Admissions News
Republican skepticism on doubling Pell Grants; getting ready for the Delta variant; Pelosi on Biden’s authority to cancel student debt; international education.
Opinion
Attacks on Critical Race Theory Threaten Democracy
Grounding in an accurate and complete American history -- of which race is a central component -- is the basis for a common understanding on which a democracy is built, Harvey J. Graff argues.
The New Common App
It removed some questions and added questions -- and 60 members.
Countering Campus Carry
New report pushes for expanded federal role in regulating guns at higher education institutions, as many states have passed laws permitting campus carry.
Academic Minute: Let’s Ban Left Turns
Today on the Academic Minute: Vikash Gayah, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State...
Michigan, Michigan State to Require COVID Vaccine
The University of Michigan and Michigan State University both announced Friday they will require vaccination against COVID-19 for all students...