By Scott Jaschik. Lawsuit seeks information on candidates for admission throughout University of California campuses, seeking to demonstrate that race continues to be a factor in admissions. More...
White Supremacist Robocalls to Drake Students
By Scott Jaschik. A white supremacist group set up robocalls to Drake University students, The Des Moines Register reported. More...
Lessons From Racial Tensions at Missouri
By Scott Jaschik. The American Council on Education weighs in today with a report on the turmoil and its aftermath, "Speaking Truth and Acting With Integrity." The report reviews the history of the tensions and offers suggestions for how college leaders can respond when facing fast-changing situations like the one that developed at Mizzou. More...
Earlham Suspends Football Program
By Scott Jaschik. Earlham College, which is currently facing financial challenges, has announced that it is suspending its football team for the 2019 season. More...
Baptist Seminary to Close
By Scott Jaschik. Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond has announced that it will close at the end of this academic year, citing financial pressures. More...
Rally at Drake Against White Supremacist Robocalls
By Scott Jaschik. Hundreds of Drake University students, faculty members, alumni and others held a rally on campus Wednesday to denounce racist robocalls, full of white supremacist propaganda, that students have been receiving. More...
Iowa Wesleyan Will Continue, Seeks Partnerships
By Scott Jaschik. Iowa Wesleyan University, which last month announced that it might be forced to shut down, is going to try to stay alive. More...
Making the Message Simple and Direct
By Scott Jaschik. Experiment in California suggests that the right kind of outreach can increase the participation of low-income students in aid programs. More...
New Data on Admissions: Criteria That Matter, Early Decision and More
By Scott Jaschik. "State of College Admission" finds colleges focus more on academics than personal characteristics and value first-generation status over race/ethnicity. More...
Is Artistic Freedom a Lost Cause?
By Scott Jaschik. Mary Baldwin University last week shut down an art exhibit after some students said that the art was racist. The artists involved say their art wasn't racist at all -- but has been misunderstood. More...