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2 Borrowers Sue Over Forgiveness of Student Loans
Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit...
Judith Butler on Being Attacked in Brazil
Outside a conference she helped organize, the noted philosopher and gender theorist was burned (as a witch) in effigy. She describes the opposition and the experience of being attacked in this way.
Does Disaggregation Hurt Asian Applicants?
Asian group tells Common Application to stop giving Asian applicants numerous ways to describe themselves by country of family origin. Other experts on Asian educational issues favor Common App's approach.
Opinion
Cutting Tuition Is Not a Gimmick
Look at the numbers, writes Robert Massa. A tuition reset can be real.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: The Shape of the (Lazy) River
Jim Jump considers reports on steep cuts in tuition rates and big investments in amenities.
An Increasingly Unusual Focus: Low-Income Students
Simpson in Iowa, without a large endowment, will cover tuition for everyone up to family income of $60,000.
Academic Minute: Rhetorical Agency
Today on the Academic Minute: Adam Gaffey, assistant professor of communication studies at Winona State University, looks at power through...
The Week in Admissions News
Push for new programs at historically black colleges in Maryland; Christian colleges try to diversify; report on helping low-income students; testing choice for law school admissions.