By Scott Jaschik. My sincere hope is that our current students will learn from my poor judgment 38 years ago and be more thoughtful than I was about the impact of their actions on others. More...
Hampshire Defends Its Strategy
By Scott Jaschik. Hampshire College is facing intensifying opposition to its recent announcement that it will not admit a full freshman class for the fall, and it is looking for possible partnerships or mergers. More...
On the Sidelines Because His Head Is Too Big
By Scott Jaschik. A freshman at Wheaton College in Massachusetts is on the lacrosse team but can't play in games because his head is too big, The Boston Globe reported. More...
Amherst Goes for Days Without Network Access
By Scott Jaschik. Amherst College, faced with servers that were not functioning, spent much of last week without access to email, Wi-Fi and campus networks. More...
Fighting the Stigma About Community Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. One president's thesis: to recruit more students straight from high school, it's time to admit that there's an image problem. New data show the stigma issue is real among high school counselors. More...
The Impact of Faculty Attitudes About Intelligence
By Scott Jaschik. Students have better educational outcomes in courses taught by those who have "growth mind-sets" than those who believe intelligence is fixed. For minority students, achievement gaps are cut in half. More...
Do Law Schools Need a Second Ranking From 'U.S. News'?
By Scott Jaschik. U.S. News & World Report has announced that it may start a second ranking of law schools -- and some observers of legal education fear that the new ranking would create the wrong incentives. More...
11 Years After 5 Killed, New Tragedy for Northern Illinois
By Scott Jaschik. In February 2008, a gunman killed five students at Northern Illinois University before shooting and killing himself. More...
‘Should White Boys Still Be Allowed to Talk?’
By Scott Jaschik. Dickinson student's essay sets off intense debate there and elsewhere about who dominates classroom discussions. While piece has been pummeled in conservative blogosphere, issues related to who speaks in class concern many in academe. More...
Closing Arguments in the Harvard Case
By Scott Jaschik. Lawyers defending and opposing affirmative action make their final pitches to judge in case that could have major impact on higher education. The debate on personal ratings of Asian American applicants could be crucial. More...