By Scott Jaschik. Many educators talk about the need for elite colleges to recruit and graduate more students from disadvantaged backgrounds. More...
23 novembre 2017
23 novembre 2017
How Occidental changed its aid formula to attract middle-class Californians
By Scott Jaschik. One college's path to recruiting students from families whose home equity makes them technically wealthy, but whose bank accounts suggest otherwise. More...
23 novembre 2017
Halloween Eve Fright for Many on Common App
By Scott Jaschik. On Monday, with Wednesday's deadline for many college early decision programs looming, the Common Application experienced technical problems. Many of those trying to submit applications experienced long delays, and some received error messages. The same was true for many counselors and teachers trying to submit recommendations. More...
23 novembre 2017
Racial Gaps in Belief That College Is Necessary
By Scott Jaschik. A new poll of Californians by the Public Policy Institute of California reveals significant racial gaps in how people in the state view the importance of higher education. Two-thirds (67 percent) of Latinos said that college today is necessary. A little more than half of Asian-Americans (54 percent) and African-Americans (51 percent) agreed. Among white people, the figure was only 35 percent. More...
23 novembre 2017
Arrest for Horrific Alleged Treatment of Roommate
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Hartford expelled a student, and local police charged her with criminal mischief, amid reports over how she had treated her roommate, The New York Times reported. The student who was arrested is white and her former roommate is black. More...
23 novembre 2017
Gender Pay Gap in Physics
By Scott Jaschik. In physics, male faculty members earn about 6 percent more than do female faculty members, according to a study by Physics Today. The gap is significantly larger in raw numbers, but the 6 percent figure is after researchers controlled for age, postdoctoral experience and sector of employment. More...
23 novembre 2017
Study: High-Stakes Tests Disadvantage Women
By Scott Jaschik. A new study in the journal PLOS ONE finds that female students may be disadvantaged by high-stakes tests. The study looked at performance in an introductory biology course and found that women performed worse on average than did men in tests in the course. But the study also found that the women outperformed men in laboratory work and written assignments, suggesting that the tests may not be capturing the knowledge of women as well as other forms of assessment. More...
23 novembre 2017
U.S. Grant to Berkeley on Black Panthers Revoked
By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. National Park Service awarded -- and then revoked -- a $98,000 grant to a project led by a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, to study and "memorialize" the history of the Black Panther Party in the Bay Area, where the group had its greatest influence, the Bay Area News Group reported. More...
23 novembre 2017
ETS Validity Study on GRE for Law School Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. The Educational Testing Service is today releasing a study that it says shows that the Graduate Record Examination has validity for law school admissions, not just the traditionally required Law School Admission Test. The study is based on data from 21 law schools. More...
23 novembre 2017
Teaching in Costume Today? Win Chocolate!
By Scott Jaschik. Are you teaching in costume today? Administrating in disguise? If so, tweet a photo with the hashtag #IHEcostume and we'll award a box of Godiva chocolates for the most creative attire. Bonus points for costumes with academic themes. Happy Halloween to all of our readers. More...
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