Is everyone haggling for financial aid? Is haggling kosher? Jim Jump considers the issues. More...

Lessons the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign learned from its own admissions scandal a decade ago are still relevant today, write Kevin Pitts and Andy Borst. More...

Community college presidents believe they should be allowed to award bachelor's degree to reach students left behind by traditional four-year institutions. Growing evidence says they're right, Mary Alice McCarthy writes. More...

Alecea Standlee recommends some policies and practices that college administrators and faculty members should consider to help such students succeed. More...

A necessary recognition of very real challenges facing such students should be balanced with helping them express the distinctive knowledge and skills they bring to college, argues William G. Durden. More...

Such propagandists seek to dominate our social and information landscapes, thereby undermining our critical thinking abilities, Phillip G. Clampitt and M. Lee Williams warn. More...

Online is a crucial path for many underrepresented students and should expand. But if colleges don’t understand how virtual students differ from their residential peers and support them with robust online student services, Robert Ubell writes, they will miss the mark. More...

Is it an "admissions scandal" or not? Jim Jump considers the words and their importance.
One of my greatest parenting challenges when my children were little was helping them understand the nuances of language. My son confused the concepts of “wanting” and “needing,” apparently believing they were synonyms. He didn’t want for much, but his “needs” were endless. More...

With China's assault on scores of leading academics and intellectuals, business as usual is no longer possible, writes Magnus Fiskesjö. More...

My students face numerous obstacles inside and outside of school. Being scapegoated for taking seats should not be one of them, writes Yoo Eun Kim. More...