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China Suspends AP History Tests
The Chinese government ordered that Advanced Placement tests in history be suspended, Reuters reported. The suspensions of the tests --...
Gender Parity in College-Educated Work Force
This year will likely be the first in which women make up a majority of the college-educated work force, according...
U California's Post-Scandal Admissions Reforms
The University of California on Thursday announced a series of efforts to strengthen safeguards on its admissions procedures, systemwide, in...
The Lottery Industry
Have you bought your lottery ticket? In today's Academic Minute, part of Grand Valley State University Week, Jeff Lowenstein says...
How Dorm Rooms Can Affect Grades
A new study found that slick, apartment-style housing might be aesthetically pleasing but could lower students' grade point averages.
Democratic Hopefuls Back Pell Grants in Prisons
Most candidates seeking Democratic nomination support repealing ban on federal aid for incarcerated students. One of the few exceptions? Joe Biden, author of the crime law that enacted the ban.
Plan or Pipe Dream?
India's new draft national education policy lays out an ambitious agenda for transformation, but experts are skeptical about whether the proposed massive increases in expenditures will be forthcoming.
Smoke and Mirrors -- and a Black Medical School
A historically black medical college intends to use a $7 million grant from an e-cigarette giant to study the effects of tobacco. Some question the ethics.