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23 juillet 2018

Building Names, Racism and Florida State

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Florida State University has announced plans to seek legislative approval to change the name of its law school building and to move a statue, but not to change another building name that some students would like to see changed. More...

23 juillet 2018

Apology to Washington U Black Students

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Officials of Clayton, Mo., issued a statement Thursday apologizing for how the city's police department treated 10 black freshmen at Washington University in St. Louis. Authorities, without evidence, suspected the students of leaving a restaurant without paying. More...

23 juillet 2018

Study: Healthy Students Don't Benefit From ADHD Drugs

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. A new study challenges the belief of many college students that medications for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can help those without the disorder study and learn more effectively. More...

23 juillet 2018

Was a Coach Bribed to Get Applicant Into Penn?

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. A federal indictment of a Florida businessman says that, among other things, he bribed the then head coach of the University of Pennsylvania basketball team to help the businessman's son be admitted to the university, Bloomberg reported. More...

23 juillet 2018

Transfers Up at University of California Campuses

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. System notoriously hard to get into sees notable increase in those coming from state's community colleges -- and also gains in minority enrollments through that route. More...

23 juillet 2018

For Fate of SAT Writing Test, Watch California

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. More top colleges drop requirement and University of California is studying the test, which College Board defends. Plus, more colleges go test optional; controversy over math scores on SAT. More...

23 juillet 2018

Coming This Year: A Survey of Counselors

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. What should we ask? Would you like to be included. More...

23 juillet 2018

The Stunning Rankings Scandal at Temple

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. The reports of falsehoods started in January, when U.S. News & World Report said that Temple University's online M.B.A. program was being stripped of its rankings because it had reported that 100 percent of its online M.B.A. students had submitted standardized test scores, when in reality only 20 percent had done so. More...

23 juillet 2018

Harvard Official Apologizes for Comments on Video

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. A Harvard University administrator is apologizing for comments she made to a neighbor, who shared a video of the comments that has many saying the administrator was being racist. More...

23 juillet 2018

Accreditors Eye Temple

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. University is supposed to abide by standards requiring honesty and integrity. But is it in compliance after revealing that its business school lied for years to get higher rankings? U.S. News also seeks more information. More...

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