By Scott Jaschik. Claremont McKenna announces punishments for those who prevented an audience from hearing Heather Mac Donald, an author whose views on criminal justice they call racist. More...
Critics Dismissed at Sierra Nevada
By Scott Jaschik. Six full-time professors -- including leaders of efforts to question administration -- lose jobs. More...
A Firing and a Petition at Bryan
By Scott Jaschik. College that has been in turmoil since 2014 requirement that everyone recognize Adam and Eve as historical figures faces new unrest with dismissal of tenured veteran professor. More...
‘Breakaway Learners’
By Scott Jaschik. Many students arrive at colleges and universities at substantial risk of dropping out. They may lack the academic preparation, the money and the support structure to succeed. A new book, Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Postsecondary Success with At-Risk Students (Teachers College Press), offers a path forward for colleges to create paths for these students. More...
Another Edge for the Wealthy
By Scott Jaschik. Many colleges favor applicants who show "demonstrated interest" -- and the way they measure it puts those without money at a disadvantage, study finds. More...
'Write No Matter What'
By Scott Jaschik. Professors do a lot of writing, but that doesn't mean that they are good at it. That's a central point of Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics (University of Chicago Press). More...
Losing the White Working Class, Too
By Scott Jaschik. Survey of voting bloc that favored Trump finds skepticism about value of higher education. More...
Twitter Blowback: Lost Job and Lost Money
By Scott Jaschik. Montclair State strips adjunct of courses amid controversy over tweet wishing someone would shoot Trump. Trinity of Connecticut details students and gifts lost amid furor over professor's hashtag. More...
Justice Department Will Target Affirmative Action
By Scott Jaschik. A bombshell report in The New York Times Tuesday night revealed that the U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate and sue colleges over their affirmative action policies in admissions. More...
Preparing for Scrutiny
By Scott Jaschik. Many college leaders and diversity advocates were stunned by the news Tuesday that the U.S. Justice Department is preparing to investigate and sue colleges over their affirmative action policies. More...