By Chronicle Staff. Report: “studentPOLL”
Organizations: Art & Science Group and ACT
Summary: The latest iteration of “studentPOLL” asked a national sample of college-bound students who had taken the ACT about paying for college. The survey was conducted in February, after students had applied to college but before most admissions and financial-aid decisions had been made. More...

By Don Troop. A U.S. Education Department official expressed concern in a letter this week over an apparent loophole in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, that could allow colleges to view and release students’ counseling records. More...

By Andy Thomason. Often lost in the conversation about campus sexual assault are the voices of victims — both male and female.
A new project by The Washington Post features those voices prominently. A new page on the Post’s website, with short features on 50 victims of sexual assault, is part of the project. More...

By Charles Huckabee. The Texas Legislature gave final approval on Sunday to a bill that would require the state’s public colleges and universities to allow people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry their weapons into dormitories, classrooms, and other campus buildings, The Texas Tribune reports. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill into law. More...