By Scott Jaschik. More than two-thirds of college admissions officials believe it is "fair game" to check on applicants' social media accounts as part of the process of deciding whom to admit, according to a survey Kaplan Test Prep is releasing today. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A guide for teaching assistants in computer science at the University of Maryland at College Park notes that the women in the group may be subject to sexist treatment from male students who may try "to challenge your authority, to trip you up, or (more subtly) to try to compromise your status by flippancy or suggestive remarks." More...
By Scott Jaschik. A new payroll system has led some employees at Maricopa Community College to receive paychecks that are significantly larger than expected, while others are being underpaid, The Arizona Republic reported. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased today to release our latest print-on-demand booklet, "New Strategies to Navigate International Enrollments." You may download a copy, free, here. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Speaker at CUNY law school interrupted repeatedly by those who said he shouldn't have been permitted there. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Stanford University's Faculty Senate voted last week to end a requirement that all graduate programs require the Graduate Record Exam for admissions. Going forward, individual graduate schools may decide whether to require the GRE. More...
By Scott Jaschik. New study finds that colleges go where students are likely to be white and wealthy. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Poll: Campus leaders have more confidence in their own students and faculty members than they do in those elsewhere when it comes to listening to differing viewpoints. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Students complain about college administrators all the time, but it turns out that they trust them. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Anger is growing over the announcement last week that Mount Ida College, a small institution outside Boston, is shutting down in a matter of weeks. More...
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