By Scott Jaschik. The current political environment is motivating law school applicants, surveys find.
Law school applications have turned around in the last two years, after years of decline. More...
2 mars 2019
2 mars 2019
Do Students Know What They Are Filling Out?
By Scott Jaschik. Counselor asks if survey that yields data that are sold to colleges should be labeled in a different way. More...
2 mars 2019
McDaniel College Eliminates 5 Majors and 3 Minors
By Scott Jaschik. McDaniel College, a private institution in Maryland, announced that it is eliminating five majors and three minors -- all in the arts and humanities. The majors being eliminated are art history, religious studies, French, German and music. The minors are in German, music and Latin. More...
2 mars 2019
Will Me Too Activism Cost Professor Her Job?
By Scott Jaschik. A Vanderbilt faculty member, considered a hero to many women in science, finds her once promising tenure bid has stalled. More...
2 mars 2019
‘Scientists Under Surveillance’
By Scott Jaschik. During the McCarthy era, the Federal Bureau of Investigation spent a lot of time and money investigating prominent scientists, viewing them as potentially sympathetic to or spies for the Soviet Union -- despite a lack of evidence in most cases other than views that might not have been completely consistent with those of FBI leaders. Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman and Alfred Kinsey are just some of those monitored. More...
2 mars 2019
‘Generous Thinking’
By Scott Jaschik. A leader in digital humanities outlines ideas in her new book about how higher education can engage with the public in a sometimes hostile world. More...
2 mars 2019
NYU Plans Second Medical School
By Scott Jaschik. New York University, which has a medical school in Manhattan, is planning to open a second one, on Long Island. The new medical school will offer degrees in three years and, like the existing medical school, will not charge tuition. More...
2 mars 2019
Gettysburg Trustee Resigns Over Nazi Costume
By Scott Jaschik. My sincere hope is that our current students will learn from my poor judgment 38 years ago and be more thoughtful than I was about the impact of their actions on others. More...
2 mars 2019
Hampshire Defends Its Strategy
By Scott Jaschik. Hampshire College is facing intensifying opposition to its recent announcement that it will not admit a full freshman class for the fall, and it is looking for possible partnerships or mergers. More...
2 mars 2019
On the Sidelines Because His Head Is Too Big
By Scott Jaschik. A freshman at Wheaton College in Massachusetts is on the lacrosse team but can't play in games because his head is too big, The Boston Globe reported. More...
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