By Scott Jaschik. Florida Atlantic University told the U.S. Education Department in 2017 that 51 percent of its athletes were women, a substantial gain from 31 percent the previous year. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Forget formal letters of recommendation. Do personal appeals make a difference? Research suggests they create a real advantage over similarly qualified applicants without an advocate. More...
By Scott Jaschik. For top full-time M.B.A. programs, the norm in admissions has become three cycles. People can apply in September, January or April. Applicants are notified in each round shortly before the next round's deadline, so those who aren't admitted to their top choices have a window to expand their searches for a good match. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Faculty members at Marylhurst University are circulating a memo that opposes the surprise announcement Thursday that the Oregon institution will shut down. University leaders said that declining enrollments make it impossible to sustain the institution. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Experts fear the worst with George Washington's new Title IX policies, in which a single investigator decides whether to move forward with a sexual assault case. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Michigan gives students who say they've been assaulted a rape kit rather than sending them to the local hospital, which administrators say benefits survivors. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The prophylactic drug PrEP is being prescribed more at institutions, despite concerns from some college health officials. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Northwestern University will inaugurate a new football practice and athletics facility, an eyebrow-raising $270 million project for a team that hasn't been considered one of the university's top programs -- but one that appears to fit with the contemporary college athletics arms race. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. For certain events, UCLA will only cover $100,000 worth of security each year for speakers outside the university, a unique spending cap so far in higher education. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Based on reading the student newspaper online, the university appears successful in many measures – donor money for scholarships skyrocketing, a new campus museum opening, an alumna taking a high-profile job. More...
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