By Ashley A. Smith. A new paper finds students don’t leave postsecondary education when the for-profit institution they attend is sanctioned by federal agencies. They move into the public sector. Read more...
Culturally Responsive Developmental Education
By Ashley A. Smith. Other institutions can learn from historically black colleges by using culturally responsive teaching to improve developmental education success rates for minority students, new report finds. Read more...
College Instead of Crime
By Ashley A. Smith. Boston-area nonprofit will pay gang members who want to go to college and get off the street, with a goal of improving communities. Read more...
Race, Safety, Anger
By Scott Jaschik. At Colgate, students are furious over a security alert issued over a black student who was carrying a glue gun. At St. Olaf, students protest amid sense that threats against black students have not been taken seriously. More...
Bananas Again Create Racial Tension at American
By Scott Jaschik. Bananas have again become a source of racial tension at American University. In the fall, black students protested over incidents in which they said one had a banana thrown at her and another found a rotten banana left outside her dormitory room. More...
Journal Apologizes for Article on 'Transracialism'
By Scott Jaschik. An apology posted on Facebook said in part, "We, the members of Hypatia’s Board of Associate Editors, extend our profound apology to our friends and colleagues in feminist philosophy, especially transfeminists, queer feminists and feminists of color, for the harms that the publication of the article on transracialism has caused." More...
Racial Incidents at 3 Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. Three campuses are experiencing heightened racial tensions following recent incidents. More...
‘A Perfect Mess’
By Scott Jaschik. Author discusses his new book about American higher education, which suggests it may be better off today than people realize … because it has always faced so many problems and has always been a “hustler’s paradise.” More...
350 Colleges Still Have Room for New Undergrads
By Scott Jaschik. More than 350 colleges and universities are still accepting applications for first-year or transfer enrollment for this fall, according to an annual survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling. More...
‘Universities and Their Cities’
By Scott Jaschik. Colleges and universities in urban areas have long been a crucial part of higher education. Today they serve not only those who live in their cities, but many from elsewhere attracted to the idea of going to college in an urban environment. More...