By Scott Jaschik. The Islamic State has taken credit for killing four people bicycling through Tajikistan, one of whom was a former admissions officer at Georgetown University, The Washington Post reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his critique of higher education as too liberal -- and the idea of creating a new university with another perspective. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Southern California has informed federal prosecutors about questions about a donation from a politician and the hiring of that politician's son at the university, The Los Angeles Times reported. More...

By Scott Jaschik. College of Charleston stopped considering race in admissions in 2016, and word just leaked Sunday. More...

By Scott Jaschik. New briefs from university provide an inside look at terms like "standard strong" and examples of Asian applicants whose ethnicity was viewed favorably and dispute statistical analysis provided by those claiming anti-Asian bias. More...

By Scott Jaschik. More women and more men apply, and more enroll, after an inquiry becomes public. More...

By Scott Jaschik. University admits it provided false data for six additional programs beyond the online M.B.A. for which it already made such an admission. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Monday was the day that various groups filed briefs in the lawsuit charging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants. Most of the briefs were fairly predictable, with many prominent colleges and higher education associations lining up behind Harvard. More...

By Scott Jaschik. While $20 million gifts for business or medical schools are common, they are rare for philosophy departments, where seven-figure gifts are generally considered exceptional. In January, philosophy scholars cheered a $75 million gift to the philosophy program at Johns Hopkins University. And on Monday, the University of California, Los Angeles, announced a $25 million gift for the humanities, of which $20 million will support the philosophy department. More...

By Scott Jaschik. ACT announced Tuesday that it has acquired the National Research Center for College and University Admissions, known by its abbreviation NRCCUA. More...