By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed's new report, "Smart, Succinct and Agile: Strategic Planning in an Age of Uncertainty," is an introduction and in-depth resource for administrators, trustees and others at colleges and universities embarking on a strategic planning process. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Board chair earlier said he was consulting with lawyers about ways to take action against faculty member over his comments in speech on Palestinian cause. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A close look at the percent plan in Texas suggests that high-talent, low-income students are encouraged by such policies to apply to competitive institutions. Could these approaches be more effective than holistic admissions. More...

By Scott Jaschik. An accreditor's actions appear to have had a positive (but modest) impact on the diversity of medical school admissions, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. More...

By Scott Jaschik. They urge more of an emphasis on institutions' records at admitting significant numbers of disadvantaged students. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Here are the pieces that attracted the most readers. Topics include the difficulty of getting in, admissions inequities, race and testing. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A new report from the Council of Graduate Schools calls for more transparency in admissions in master's programs. The report outlines key factors in master's admissions, including evidence that applicants will succeed in the programs, critical thinking and letters of recommendation. More...

By Scott Jaschik. For the first time since 2004, more women than men applied to American medical schools, according to data released Tuesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Fifty years after black students walked out of classes at Brown University to demand that it increase their numbers, black students did the same thing on Wednesday. More than 100 students left classes and some issued a list of demands, including that the university go test optional in admissions and admit the same share of black students as are found in the population of the United States. More...