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...
Experts respond to proposal to reform b-school rankings
By Scott Jaschik. Rankings have become a central part of many colleges' admissions strategies -- even as many experts have questioned their validity and whether they help anyone except those organizations that produce them. The latest salvo in the fight over rankings came this month from 21 scholars at a range of business schools who have published a joint call to change the way business schools are ranked. More...
Can S.C. Save Historically Black Technical College?
By Scott Jaschik. A new law in South Carolina outlines a series of steps designed to strengthen Denmark Technical College, a historically black two-year institution, The Post and Courier reported. Enrollment has been falling, from 2,000 a few years ago to 600 now. More...
Hoax With Multiple Targets
By Scott Jaschik. Fake article is published, calling for the penis to be seen conceptually, not as a body organ. Debates take off about gender studies and open-access journals. More...
A New Direction in Appalachia
By Rick Seltzer. A group of private liberal arts colleges reassesses its mission and decides to change its focus. More...
The Slowly Diversifying Presidency
By Rick Seltzer. Colleges and universities turn to experienced presidents in times of pressure, curtailing gains in diversity, study finds. More...
Battling for Basketball
By Rick Seltzer. U of Louisville didn’t try to defend itself over harsh criticisms of its foundation. But when NCAA faulted powerful coach for failing to prevent a prostitution scandal, it was another matter. More...