By Scott Jaschik. The press was founded in 1970 as a consortium and once was supported by 10 colleges and universities. But for the last two years, the consortium has fallen in size to two: Brandeis University and Dartmouth College. More...
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Protests at DePauw Over Racist Messages
By Scott Jaschik. The video linked here shows the interruption of the press conference shortly after the five-minute mark. In the photo below, the students stand in front of the university officials who had been holding the press conference. More...
How Colleges Are Tackling Affordability
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased today to release our latest print-on-demand booklet, "How Colleges Are Tackling Affordability." You may download a copy, free, here. More...
Video of Fraternity Initiation Shows Use of Slurs
By Scott Jaschik. Minority students and others at Syracuse University held a protest Wednesday over racist incidents on campus, highlighted by the publication in the student newspaper of a video of a fraternity initiation that includes slurs about black, Latino and Jewish people, as well as skits that mock the idea of gay sex, Syracuse.com reported. More...
University Press of New England Will Shut Down
The Missing Black Students
By Scott Jaschik. Undermatching continues to limit opportunities for students, study finds, with impact on graduation rates as well. More...
ABA Panel Seeks to End LSAT Requirement
By Scott Jaschik. A panel of the American Bar Association has recommended that the ABA's accrediting committee end a requirement that law schools use the Law School Admission Test in admissions. The ABA has rules that have permitted some law schools to create options other than the LSAT, and a number of institutions have started to accept the Graduate Record Exam. More...
Concerns on Police Arrest of Harvard Student
By Scott Jaschik. Concerns are growing over how Cambridge police treated a black Harvard University student who was arrested Friday night. Local press accounts state that police responded to reports of a naked man walking next to a busy street. More...
Survey: Social Media 'Fair Game' in Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. More than two-thirds of college admissions officials believe it is "fair game" to check on applicants' social media accounts as part of the process of deciding whom to admit, according to a survey Kaplan Test Prep is releasing today. More...
TAs Told to Respond to Sexism With Patience
By Scott Jaschik. A guide for teaching assistants in computer science at the University of Maryland at College Park notes that the women in the group may be subject to sexist treatment from male students who may try "to challenge your authority, to trip you up, or (more subtly) to try to compromise your status by flippancy or suggestive remarks." More...
Overpaid and Underpaid at Maricopa
By Scott Jaschik. A new payroll system has led some employees at Maricopa Community College to receive paychecks that are significantly larger than expected, while others are being underpaid, The Arizona Republic reported. More...
