By Scott Jaschik. As much as $4 billion of the University of Michigan's endowment is invested in funds whose executives are major donors to the university, The Detroit Free Press reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Students and administrators are condemning racist social media messages at two universities. At the University of St. Joseph, the concerns are about a video of a student singing racially charged lyrics to a rap song. At George Washington University, the concerns are about a racist post on Snapchat. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Last month, U.S. News & World Report removed the ranking (it had been No. 1) of Temple University's online M.B.A. program, amid suggestions from some that four years of top rankings for the program were questionable. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Colleges nationwide have seen a surge in white supremacist propaganda showing up on campuses, but most of that activity has not involved in-person appearances. Rather, various groups appear to be putting up posters and distributing hateful literature in the night without identifying themselves. More...

By Scott Jaschik. An idea attracting growing interest from some politicians and educators would seek to make the transition from high school to college more seamless. The idea is to make applying to a college a requirement for receiving a high school diploma. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Article renews debate over whether too-narrow definitions of merit and too-homogeneous admissions staffing limit the diversity of those who are admitted. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Description of conservative group's gathering said immigration has turned U.S. into "porcelain receptacle for other nations’ wretched refuse." Group said rhetoric was intentionally hyperbolic, and that students canceled the event. More...

By Scott Jaschik. What's the worst college major for your career, according to Forbes? Anthropology and archaeology. Kiplinger's says to stay away from religious studies, music, anthropology and art history. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses new book on what he views as the dangers of an obsession with numbers in analyzing admissions, academic success, faculty productivity and more in higher education. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Northeastern University has criticized a comment by one of its professors and removed a video showing the comment, The Boston Globe reported. More...