By Scott Jaschik. Newbury College, in Massachusetts, announced today that it will shut down at the end of the spring 2019 semester. More...
Student Detained for Assaults on 2 Professors
By Scott Jaschik. Authorities say that a student at Normandale Community College assaulted two faculty members, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The student was detained and found to have a gun. More...
UNC Board Rejects Plan for Confederate Monument
By Scott Jaschik. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Friday rejected a plan to build a new history center on campus to house Silent Sam, a Confederate monument widely seen on the campus as a symbol of white supremacy. More...
Compilation on Managing in Challenging Times
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Managing in Challenging Times." You may download a copy here, free. More...
Bias Against Women at Japanese Medical School
By Scott Jaschik. Jutendo University has become the second Japanese university to admit that its medical school discriminated against female applicants, The Mainichi reported. More...
Special Report on Strategic Planning
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed's new report, "Smart, Succinct and Agile: Strategic Planning in an Age of Uncertainty," is an introduction and in-depth resource for administrators, trustees and others at colleges and universities embarking on a strategic planning process. More...
Temple Board Won't Try to Punish Professor for Speech
By Scott Jaschik. Board chair earlier said he was consulting with lawyers about ways to take action against faculty member over his comments in speech on Palestinian cause. More...
The Power of Guaranteed Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. A close look at the percent plan in Texas suggests that high-talent, low-income students are encouraged by such policies to apply to competitive institutions. Could these approaches be more effective than holistic admissions. More...
Diversity Standards and Medical School Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. An accreditor's actions appear to have had a positive (but modest) impact on the diversity of medical school admissions, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. More...
Six Senators Question 'U.S. News' Rankings
By Scott Jaschik. They urge more of an emphasis on institutions' records at admitting significant numbers of disadvantaged students. More...