Yik Yak to Shut Down
Yik Yak, the once-popular anonymous messaging app, will shut down in the coming weeks, its developers announced Friday. The app was once at the center of several campus controversies, but a series of decisions to limit completely anonymous posting drove many users away. The company behind Yik Yak, once valued at between $300-400 million, in February announced a new group messaging app. More...
Budget Deal Provides Money for NIH and Year-Round Pell
Both The New York Times and Politico reported that a budget deal between Democratic and Republican congressional leaders and the Trump administration -- to keep the government running through September -- provides more money for the National Institutes of Health. More...
Politically Divided
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Fewer freshmen than ever identify as politically centrist, reflecting the overall partisan polarization of the country, a new survey shows. More...
Students for Free Speech
By Scott Jaschik. Gathering draws students from numerous campuses who endorse a statement of principles about the value of open expression in higher education. More...
Women in Leadership Searches
By Rick Seltzer. A study presented Friday at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting shines some light on the way women are hired for top higher education leadership positions in searches involving third-party executive search firms. More...
Gender Gaps Shrinking and Lingering
By Colleen Flaherty. New research suggests limited role for gender in predicting whether new Ph.D.s will get tenure-track jobs, but notable differences on pay and other issues, favoring men. More...
Missing Part of Free-College Push
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A proposal for a federal matching grant underlines the connection between per-student spending by institutions and degree attainment. More...