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Education Department Disproportionally Selected Black, Hispanic Students for Audit
The U.S. Department of Education disproportionately selected Black and Hispanic students for financial aid audits over the last decade, The...
U of Tennessee Africana Program Apologizes for Classroom Use of Slur
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s Africana studies program apologized for a classroom incident involving a racial slur. “We have...
The Week in Admissions News
Layoffs at the College Board; waiting for the ACT; 30th parent to plead guilty; AP testing; research on cheating; Biden's higher ed team; hate crimes and Black colleges.
Saddleback College Abandons Controversial Mascot
Saddleback College, a community college in Mission Viejo, Calif., announced that it will be getting rid of its controversial “Gaucho”...
Checking Social Media
A growing number of admissions officers believe it is "fair game" to scope out students' feeds, survey finds.
Markets and Social Justice
Free markets cannot be counted on to erase social injustices. In today's Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week, Nancy...
A Messy Debate on Academic Freedom
A University of Iowa dean apologizes to a student at a legislative hearing. But the matter is far from over.
A Spike in Cheating Since the Move to Remote?
New research finds jump in number of questions submitted to "homework help" website Chegg after start of pandemic, an increase the authors say is very likely linked to rise in cheating.