By Scott Jaschik. Iowa Wesleyan University was founded in 1842, four years before Iowa became a state. But this year could be the college's last. More...
Activist Generation Searches for Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. For increasing numbers of high school students, colleges' political character matters. Activism is most likely to be an essay topic at competitive-admissions colleges. More...
Activists Targeted
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Chapel Hill students are being harassed by a white nationalist online commentator with ties to the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter. More...
Going to Class While Black
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A professor at UT San Antonio was recorded calling the police on an African American student who had propped her feet up on the seat in front of her. More...
‘Unprecedented’ Turnout by College Students in Midterm Elections
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Leading into the pivotal midterm elections this week, political activists were confident that turnout among college students would far outpace previous years. Their predictions were apparently correct; exit poll data revealed a surge among college-age voters that also seemed to contribute to Democrats taking back control of the U.S. House of Representatives. More...
Duquesne Students Want Answers on Athlete's Death
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Students at Duquesne University are demanding that administrators share more information about the death of a football player who allegedly jumped out of a campus residence hall last month. More...
A Campus Divided
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Maryland's student government organized a rally to encourage backing the football team. Many minority students and others said it was time to focus on the abuse of athletes and the death of a black player. More...
Student Affairs Is a Diverse Profession
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The student affairs field is demographically more diverse than other college professions and relatively lacking in pay-equity issues, according to a new report. More...
More Turmoil at Maryland
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The fallout from an athletics scandal that has roiled the University of Maryland at College Park campus continues. More...
A Look Into Small-Time Athletics
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new report finds that institutions in the Council of Independent Colleges -- which generally compete in Division III -- have greatly increased the number of sports they offer. More...