Calling for more transparency of how legacy admissions work at their colleges, students want less favoritism in how colleges select future students. On The Atlantic.
Federal spending on student loans will increase over 10 years; Republicans who claim it will save money are ignoring the net cost aspects of the bill. On AEI.
Worried about a negative decision, graduate student unions on private campuses return to "voluntary recognition" to avoid a ruling with Trump appointees on the National Labor Relations Board. On Inside Higher Ed.
Though Trump's higher ed changes in his proposed budget pull from left-wing think tanks, they are not opposed to those ideas. On AEI.
A new study finds what drives different groups of students as to how they choose a college. On the Chronicle of Higher Education.
When serving as president of Tufts University, Lawrence Bacow failed to defend a campus publication's free speech rights when it was attacked by a student-faculty committee. On Minding the Campus.
After a ruling on academic fraud penalties against Notre Dame, the university could lead a breakaway and threaten the NCAA's power. On CBS Sports.
A new study from the Department of Education confirms the difficulty of improving first-generation graduation rates, and UNC needs to do more than just recruiting those students. On the Daily Tar Heel.
From Harvard to Los Angeles Community College, FIRE finds some of the worst speech policies in higher ed. On FIRE.
Academia seems to breed resentment—not with dramatic personality clashes, but with mundane slights. On the Chronicle for Higher Education.