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Tennessee Rejects Plan to Move Law School
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission voted 8 to 5 Monday to reject a plan to relocate a private law school...
Jury Awards Professor $1.3M in Age Bias Case
American University discriminated against a former professor on the basis of her age when it denied her tenure, a unanimous...
Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions
Volcanic eruptions have shaped life’s history on Earth. In today's Academic Minute, part of Amherst College Week, David Jones details...
To Find the Best Fit, Ignore the Rankings
Stanford study finds that U.S. News and other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students and parents say they want in a college.
Chinese Companies Seek to Buy U.S. Campuses
When a Chinese company seeks to buy an American music college, opponents of the sale raise academic freedom concerns. Over the last several years, Chinese buyers have purchased a number of campuses in the U.S.
Dueling Rallies on Eve of Harvard Trial
As a judge gets ready to hear the evidence, defenders and critics of affirmative action eye the broader audience and politics of the dispute.
What High Schoolers Don't Know About Tuition Rates
Most do not know what they would pay to attend a public four-year institution in their home state, study finds.
The Week in Admissions News
Barrier for low-income students; colleges that succeed with Latinx students; MOOC-inspired master's programs.