By Rick Seltzer. Morehouse College is putting cost-cutting measures in place in hopes of saving $3 million and easing cash-flow issues. More...
Becker College Recalibrates Operating Budget
By Rick Seltzer. Becker College in Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday acknowledged taking personnel action to address its operating budget. More...
Judge Upholds Harvard's Admissions Policies
By Scott Jaschik. The university's approach to affirmative action does not discriminate against Asian Americans, a federal judge rules. More...
SAT Scores Canceled in Egypt and Hong Kong
By Scott Jaschik. Testing agency acts because of the "illegal theft" of materials. More...
Harvard Provides Conflict-of-Interest Training to Coaches
By Scott Jaschik. Harvard University is providing conflict-of-interest training to coaches in the wake of a scandal. The university fired its head fencing coach over conflict-of-interest policy violations. More...
New Indictments in Admissions Scandal
By Scott Jaschik. New federal indictments were handed down today against 11 parents in the college admissions scandal. They were charged with allegedly "conspir[ing] to commit federal program bribery by bribing employees of the University of Southern California (USC) to facilitate their children’s admission. More...
The Classical Alternative to the SAT
By Scott Jaschik. The last academic year, about 21,000 students took a college entrance exam that was not the SAT or the ACT. They took the Classic Learning Test, an alternative to the establishment tests. More...
The ACT Advantage vs. the SAT
By Scott Jaschik. ACT announced scoring reforms on its ACT exam last week. The changes are effective September 2020. More...
Utah Students Demand Meeting on Safety Issues
By Scott Jaschik. University of Utah students are demanding a meeting with President Ruth Watkins over safety concerns, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. More...
Indiana Gets $60 Million Gift; SMU Gets $50 Million
By Scott Jaschik. Indiana University at Bloomington on Friday received a $60 million gift from Fred Luddy. The gift will support the creation of a multidisciplinary research program on artificial intelligence. More...