Study after study: Has college gotten too easy?
Each spring, colleges of all sorts like to brag that they just snagged their smartest incoming freshman class yet. Acceptance rates go down, average test scores and GPAs…
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Massachusetts joins Kaplan investigations
Massachusetts is the latest state to scrutinize The Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan education division, reports the South Florida Business Journal.
University of Virginia revises sex-misconduct rules, other schools examine current guidelines
Colleges and universities in Virginia are reviewing their student sexual-misconduct policies after receiving guidance from the U.S. Department of Education about their responsibilities to address sexual violence under…
New initiative aims to reduce college binge drinking
As nearly every college and university in the country tries to convince students to stop binge drinking, the president of Dartmouth College has a new strategy: Let’s treat…
Sold! Auctions helping schools close the funding gap
Fists raised in triumph, the man lorded sweet victory over his foes and strutted, his puffed chest straining the buttons of his Brooks Brothers shirt. His spoils? A…
On college campuses, a gender gap in student government
More than half of George Washington University’s 10,000 undergraduates are women. But the latest candidates for student body president were Kwasi, Joshua, Chris, Phil, Jason, Caleb and John.…
Harvard reopens door to ROTC
Harvard University on Thursday became the most prominent college to welcome the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to campus in response to congressional repeal of the ban on…
Texas group launches scholarship exclusively for white males
The application for a $500 scholarship from the Former Majority Association for Equality looks pretty much like all the others out there. Well, except for this eligibility requirement:…
Fixing higher ed: Lumina’s Jamie Merisotis
In a story that published Sunday in the Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to "fix" higher education, says Daniel de Vise of the Washington Post.
Obama names Facebook, Intel and Comcast execs to new jobs council
President Obama named Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, venture capitalist John Doerr and Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts to his council on jobs and competitiveness, highlighting the…