By Scott Jaschik. Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity. More...
Central European University Will Remain in Budapest for 2017-18
By Scott Jaschik. Central European University announced Tuesday that it will remain in Budapest for the 2017-18 academic year, amid hope that it will be able to do so for the long run as well. More...
Lost Job at Florida Over Giving Positive Reference
By Scott Jaschik. Jen Day Shaw has resigned as dean of students at the University of Florida amid criticism of a positive reference she provided for the former Title IX coordinator at the university, The Gainesville Sun reported. More...
Belgian University Apologizes for Sexist Graduation Request
By Scott Jaschik. The Brussels Free University has apologized for an email message sent by its medical division advising female graduates "to wear a dress or a skirt and a nice low neckline," The Guardian reported. Male graduates were urged to wear suits. Amid widespread outrage, the university apologized. More...
Appeals Court Rejects Trump Travel Ban
By Scott Jaschik. A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to lift an injunction on President Trump’s ban on travel to the United States from six majority-Muslim nations. More...
Creighton Will Cut 60 Nonfaculty Jobs
By Scott Jaschik. Creighton University has announced that it is cutting 60 nonfaculty jobs, some through eliminating vacant positions, but many through layoffs, The Omaha World-Herald reported. More...
Analyzing Black Lives Matter Without Black People Involved
By Scott Jaschik. Political philosophy journal, subject of two scathing open letters, apologizes for lack of black authors. More...
Compilation on Uncertainty Over International Enrollments
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Coping With Uncertainty: American Colleges and International Students." You may download the booklet, free, here. More...
Attempt to Use FAFSA Tool to Get Trump's Taxes
By Scott Jaschik. A man in Louisiana is facing charges for in September using the Federal Student Aid Datashare system, jointly managed by the Education Department and the Internal Revenue Service, to obtain the tax records of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. More...
An admissions reformer takes stock of the use of noncognitive variables
By Scott Jaschik. Long before it became common for experts on admissions to advocate that colleges look beyond grades and test scores, William E. Sedlacek was doing so. More...