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Details on Motive of Alleged Murder by Professor
Prosecutors on Sunday revealed for the first time details of the murder a Northwestern University professor (since fired) and a...
Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse is coming to the U.S. In today's Academic Minute, Williams College's Jay Pasachoff discusses this rare...
Outrage Over University Press Caving in to Chinese Censorship
Cambridge press agrees to block access in China to more than 300 articles from a key journal for scholarship on the nation.
Off the Pedestal
Duke removes statue of Robert E. Lee. University of Texas will remove statues of Lee and 3 other Confederate leaders. Bowdoin removes plaque honoring Confederate alumni and Jefferson Davis.
The Week in Admissions News
Critique of elite colleges; welcoming international students; three more colleges drop SAT/ACT requirements; more students are borrowing more than $20,000.
Anonymous Comments, Unmasked Bias
New paper illustrates the brutal and sexist comments faced by women in economics, and likely other fields as well.
Quantifying the Advantage for Legacy Applicants
New data show -- across national sample -- they are admitted at much higher rates than other applicants. But the vast majority also fit or exceed the academic profile of colleges to which they are admitted.
The Value of Simplicity in Estimating Student Aid
Tools that skip most of the questions on aid calculators are gathering support. Have they figured out something that most colleges haven’t?