By Scott Jaschik. Three incidents in which swastikas were discovered on the Cornell University campus in recent days have upset many there. Two were in dormitories and one was carved into snow. More...

By Scott Jaschik. An article in The Wall Street Journal considers why Democratic politicians are putting less emphasis these days on free-college plans. The article notes that a majority of Democratic voters (but not Republican voters) favor free college. More...

By Scott Jaschik. About 40 faculty and staff members at Montana State University Billings received recorded racist phone calls on Thanksgiving Day, The Billings Gazette reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Trinity in Connecticut now offers Pell-eligible students four years of institutional aid based on a single application. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Debate at Princeton illustrates challenges that remain for movement to end admissions questions on criminal history. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A week ago, Michael Bloomberg announced the largest gift in the history of American higher education: $1.8 billion to allow Johns Hopkins University be need-blind "forever." The university has been operating admissions need-blind -- admitting students without regard to financial need -- but had never committed to such a policy. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his new book defending research universities in an environment where their value is questioned by politicians and pundits. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The journal IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility took the unusual step Tuesday of announcing that it was retracting 29 articles that had been published in the last two years. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The law school at Seattle University has suspended an externship option for students with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, The Seattle Times reported. More...