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The Character Gap
Want to be a better person? Change your character. In today's Academic Minute, Wake Forest University's Christian Miller discusses why...
Woody Allen and Academic Freedom
UC San Diego Academic Senate rejects student-led push to cut a course on the filmmaker from the curriculum over sexual abuse allegations.
Words Matter in Gauging Public Confidence
Gallup survey finds that Americans believe more in "higher education" than in "colleges and universities." Poll also drives home that skepticism is deepest among white men without degrees.
Mandatory Testing to Promote College Equity
States that require all high schoolers to take SAT or ACT see gains in enrollment of low-income students, analysis finds.
Admissions Movement to Support Student Protests Grows
More colleges announce that students who are suspended for participating in peaceful activism will not be hurt in admissions process.
If You Make Them Laugh, Will They Apply?
Colleges bombard bright high school students with pitches. Will an unexpected bit of humor motivate them to look more seriously at an institution?
The Week in Admissions News
Admissions leaders assure anti-gun protesters; anger over email from College Board; growth for AP program.
Another Merger Likely; Another Closure
Lasell and Mount Ida announce that they may combine. Concordia in Alabama will shut down -- second small college in a week to announce such plans.