By Ashley A. Smith. But avoid legislation that would cap bachelor’s degree programs and create new oversight board. More...
12 juillet 2017
12 juillet 2017
Partially reinstated travel ban received mixed response
The Supreme Court’s decision last Monday to allow a limited version of the Trump administration’s travel ban to take effect, carving out exceptions that appear to exempt university students, faculty and lecturers, has received mixed responses from academics, writes Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post. More...12 juillet 2017
Donald Trump may face new legal action over university
Donald Trump could face new legal action over his controversial Trump University venture, after a new suit was filed in federal court, reports Adam Gabbatt for the Guardian. More...12 juillet 2017
Travel ban ruling offers universities temporary relief
By Mary Beth Marklein. The United States Supreme Court ruled on 26 June that the injunction on President Donald Trump’s second Executive Order suspending entry from six majority-Muslim countries could be partially lifted. More...12 juillet 2017
Credits Up With 15 to Finish
By Ashley A. Smith. A new analysis examining the effects of Indiana’s 15 to Finish initiative finds the greater the financial incentive, the more likely students will take on a full-time course load -- and with little to no negative impact. More...
12 juillet 2017
In 'Scholarship Displacement' Debate, Who Speaks for Low-Income Students?
By Scott Jaschik. New state law generates much praise for private scholarship providers and much criticism of colleges, but few have noticed that many of these scholarships aren't awarded based on need. More...
12 juillet 2017
Louisiana law reflects momentum for 'ban the box' movement, but only with exceptions
By Scott Jaschik. Louisiana bars public colleges from asking about and making admissions decisions based on a criminal past. But LSU illustrates how the shift may be less dramatic than it appears. More...
12 juillet 2017
Deep Springs Getting Close to Coeducation
By Scott Jaschik. California Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from alumni trying to block admission of women. Could six years of litigation be nearing an end. More...
12 juillet 2017
Private college counselors report parents increasingly bring politics to admissions process
By Scott Jaschik. The parents were distraught. Their daughter, a top student, had her heart set on a college that was, in their view, dangerously liberal, an institution to be avoided. They wanted options besides her daughter's choice at the time … Yale University. More...
12 juillet 2017
Mizzou Revokes Honorary Degree Awarded to Cosby
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Missouri at Columbia announced Friday that it is revoking an honorary degree that was awarded to Bill Cosby before dozens of women came forward with allegations of sexual assault against the comedian. More...
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