By Elizabeth Redden. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, made a $33 million gift to the TheDream.US for college scholarships for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as Dreamers. More...
Government Resumes Processing DACA Renewals
By Elizabeth Redden. In response to a court order, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has resumed processing applications for renewals under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which grants certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children authorization to work and protection against deportation. More...
Transfer Under One Roof
Counselor issues critique that college admissions demands are pushing high school students to make bad choices
By Scott Jaschik. Demands over number of college-level courses are distorting students' precollege experience and creating needless stress, says essay capturing support among counselors. More...
College Board Responds to Trump Statement on Africa
By Scott Jaschik. The College Board on Friday announced a response to President Trump's statements denigrating people from Africa, Haiti and elsewhere. David Coleman, president of the College Board, announced that the organization was donating $100,000 to the African Leadership Academy, which educates top students from throughout Africa to prepare them for the best colleges around the world. More...
The Week in Admissions News - January 15, 2018
By Scott Jaschik. Here are links to coverage of admissions issues in Inside Higher Ed over the last week.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating an admissions code of ethics for possible antitrust violations. More...
King Day Satire by Rice Students Angers Many
By Scott Jaschik. A satire in the Rice University student newspaper has angered many, including university leaders. The back page of The Rice Thresher, the paper, typically contains humor of some type. More...
Reaching Out to the Right
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A few college presidents say that developing relationships with conservative students is an important part of a strategy for a collegial campus. More...
Ex-Obama Officials as College Presidents
By Rick Seltzer. A significant number of former Obama administration officials have become college presidents, and many are women -- revealing truths about hiring nontraditional presidents. More...
Profanity, Not Pedagogy
By Colleen Flaherty. Court rejects terminated professor's First Amendment suit against LSU, saying there's no meaningful connection between her vulgar language and training teachers. More...