Graded on Looks
Study finds that attractive female students earn higher grades than unattractive female students do.
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‘Inside Graduate Admissions’
What goes on behind closed doors when professors decide who should get chance to earn a Ph.D.?
‘Manifesto for the Humanities’
Author of new book explains a path forward -- in large part through changes in doctoral education -- for disciplines whose scholars feel under siege.
Selling the English Major
At her college, when she started teaching not that long ago, there were 122 English majors, said a professor in the audience at a panel here at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association.
Putting Foreign Students First?
Community college in Washington State increasingly relies on international student revenue ...
Pointing Fingers Over Test Fraud
NCAA punishes U of Louisiana-Lafayette over egregious case of test fraud -- and the university in turn sues ACT over its role.
Faith and Freedom
Wheaton of Illinois is seeking to fire a professor for violating its statement of faith.
Has Obama Let Down Historically Black Colleges?
The last question President Obama took at a town hall meeting at a Louisiana high school Thursday came from a student at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
Distribution Plus
When colleges discuss general education reforms or announce curricular revamps, it's common to hear professors talk of the need to replace "cafeteria-style" approaches.
Are At-Risk Students Bunnies to Be Drowned?
Is a valid strategy to improve a college's retention rate to encourage students at risk of dropping out to do so in the first few weeks
