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Support Grows for Major Shift in Pell
Bipartisan support builds for expanding Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificates, although some experts worry about quality control and funding.
Admissions Insider: 2 Sides to ‘Scholarship Displacement’
In this week’s Admissions Insider: Many are cheering a new law against "scholarship displacement," but is it all wrong? How...
Samford Refuses Baptist Funding
Avoiding rebuke of conservative donors, Samford declines to give LGBTQ-oriented group recognition, but gives up funding from Alabama Baptist State Convention.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Should a University Have Trade Secrets?
Jim Jump considers why Princeton and other competitive colleges don't want their internal admissions mechanisms shared.
Opinion
How Wealthy Chinese Students Game the System
Burgess Mandella offers an inside look at how the favored in China impress American admissions officers.
Opinion
Paving the Way to More Reliable Research
Stephanie Wykstra describes how scholars and researchers are working to restore confidence in peer-reviewed science.
Improv Instructor Found to Have Assaulted, Harassed Students
It’s no laughing matter: Nicholas Riggs, a former adjunct professor who led an improvisational-comedy group at the University of South...
'Ban the Box' Gains Momentum ... But Only With Exceptions
Louisiana bars public colleges from asking about and making admissions decisions based on a criminal past. But LSU illustrates how the shift may be less dramatic than it appears.