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How Academic Research Contributes to New Medicines
Academic research can provide a big benefit to our health. In today's Academic Minute, Bentley University's Fred Ledley explores how...
The 'U.S. News' Rankings' (Faux?) Embrace of Social Mobility
Methodology is adjusted, but you wouldn't know from those at the top of the lists. Critics say institutions that serve low-income students continue to be devalued.
Pioneering Eugenics in 2018?
University of Arizona psychologist is under scrutiny for taking money from an organization founded to support research in eugenics.
Glitches on ACT
Some were unable to complete exam in first use of computer-based test at international testing centers.
The Week in Admissions News
Earnings gaps; cautions on free tuition; falling M.B.A. applications.
Black Activists Need Not Apply
Study suggests that those who are "racially apolitical" are more likely than others to receive attention from admissions officers.
Privates Matching Public Prices
Tying tuition to public universities' prices can be a lower-risk way for private universities to compete on price. The strategy is gaining attention this year, but it turns out it has a track record.
Open Access at the Movies
A new documentary film taking aim at for-profit publishers is about to be screened at universities around the world, but will it further the goals of the open-access movement?