12 janvier 2020

By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses her book on the failure of American universities to rescue scholars seeking to flee Nazi Germany.
Americans like to think of Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt as typical of the Jewish scholars who fled Nazi Germany. They landed in the United States and achieved success.
But for every Einstein, there were numerous others who were turned away by the United States. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Stanford University released a summary of the university's involvement in the college admissions scandal known as Varsity Blues, based on an outside review. Rick Singer, the ringleader in the scandal, "directly or indirectly approached seven Stanford coaches about potential recruits between 2009 and 2019. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill condemned the decision of the UNC system to give the Silent Sam statue to a Confederate memorial group for placement off campus. The decision is causing debate at Chapel Hill because the system is paying the Confederate group $2.5 million. More...

By Scott Jaschik. An older sibling going to college has an influence on younger siblings, study finds. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Indiana University's Board of Trustees voted last week to give the faculty at each of its campuses the right to adopt test-optional admissions. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Authors discuss their new book for families on finding the right college. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved a settlement Wednesday to the controversy over Silent Sam, a monument to Confederate soldiers that stood on the Chapel Hill campus from 1913 until last year, when protesters pulled it down. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Five students at Harvard University won Rhodes Scholarships, which were announced Saturday. They were among the 32 winners of the annual competition in the United States. More...