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...

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...

By Scott Jaschik. Study suggests women with male partners face bias in searches for junior faculty members.
The search committee chair said of a job candidate, “She seems to have the highest potential based on limited information.” More...

By Scott Jaschik. New results -- showing majority of white people believe they face discrimination -- surprise many. But attitudes, especially about college admission, don't always reflect the bias and disadvantages experienced by nonwhites or actual enrollment trends. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Is use of non-need-based aid educationally sound? Does it create financial vulnerabilities for the schools? Questions asked about undergraduate admissions are showing up in professional admissions as well. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a statement of interest backing a lawsuit against Pierce College over its "free speech zone," which the suit says in fact limits free speech on campus. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Eleven percent of white Americans believe that they personally were victims of discrimination in applying to college or while in college, according to a new poll by NPR. A larger percentage of white people (55 percent) believe that discrimination against white people exists in the United States today. More...

By Scott Jaschik. President Trump tends to talk about himself as a populist. On Wednesday he cited his degree from the University of Pennsylvania to answer reporters' questions on whether he is uncivil. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Pearson vows to remove material amid uproar over advice on how nursing students should evaluate people by their racial, ethnic or religious backgrounds. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Hiring of new college graduates is expected to increase by 19 percent this year -- 15 percent for those with bachelor's degrees and 40 percent for those with associate degrees. Those figures are from Michigan State University's Recruiting Trends, the largest annual survey of employers in the United States. More...