By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. What other institutions can learn from the way the university prepared for the event, avoided violence and offered support to students. More...
Study: Queer Students and Suicide Concerns
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Queer and transgender students experience depression and consider suicide at four times the rate of their heterosexual and cisgender peers, according to a new study. Rutgers University culled data from seven national student surveys, which represent almost 90,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students at more than 900 colleges and universities across the country. More...
‘All by Myself’
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new viral video from a Cornell student captures one of the most persistent problems among freshmen -- loneliness. More...
Falling Behind
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Even though colleges have increased production of computer science bachelor’s degrees, it’s not enough to fill the jobs available in the field, according to a new report. More...
Lost Trust in College Sports
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. NCAA president says after two recent scandals in college athletics, the public is losing faith and major reforms are needed. More...
Let's Make a Deal
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Oregon officials offer to pardon students who drowned out the president's speech last month if they meet with administrators. More...
Lukewarm Embrace of Free Speech
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. College students might appreciate free speech in the abstract, but question them on more granular issues, and their support softens, according to a new survey. More...
NCAA: No Academic Violations at UNC
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Ruling comes despite university’s finding that many athletes were for years enrolled in and passed courses they did not attend and that were not taught by anyone. More...
Speakers Stress University Pocketbooks
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Administrators don’t yet know how to handle the high costs of controversial figures appearing on their campuses. More...
3 More Law Schools Will Accept GRE, Not Just LSAT
By Scott Jaschik. The movement to accept the Graduate Record Examination for admission to law schools, not just the traditionally required Law School Admission Test, appears to be growing. In the last two weeks, three more law schools have announced such policy shifts. More...