Minerva beats out several traditional powers, while a few unexpected institutions rise in other categories. Read more

The Oxford University Press this week announced creation of a new Dictionary of African American English project that will catalog the speech of America’s black residents throughout the nation’s history. Read more

Campus Pride Index (CPI) is the “benchmark tool” for LGBTQ+ students to determine which colleges are going to be most inclusive and LGBTQ+ friendly. Read more

“I don’t think the Department of Education should exist.” That according to former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who served under President Donald Trump from 2017 through January 2021. Read more

The offer rate for A-level students applying to leading universities has dropped significantly, with medicine and dentistry courses even harder to get on to than in previous years, according to data from the Ucas admissions service. Read more

Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities will advance social mobility and economic opportunities for Latino communities. Read more

Nearly 200,000 properties in England may have to be abandoned due to rising sea levels by 2050, a report says. Read more

The leading law school accreditor has proposed eliminating the standardized test requirement for admissions. Proponents argue it would increase diversity, but detractors fear a loss of accountability Read more

On March 31, 2022, an Ohio Appeals Court upheld a lower court verdict against Oberlin College awarding $31.2 million to a local bakery on the grounds that, among other things, the College and its Dean of Students defamed the business. Read more

Inside an Arizona State University apartment building on a recent Friday afternoon, the sounds of piano, bassoon, and guitar filled an event room, where four graduate-student musicians played songs with their neighbors, all of whom were in their 60s or older. Read more