‘Laboratories of success’: why HBCUs are the best models for race-blind admissions
Post-affirmative action, Black schools show why cultivating diverse campuses should extend beyond the application process Read more
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US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy
The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy. Read more
Chaos at New College of Florida
With the start of the semester two weeks away, students are grappling with absent professors, canceled classes and severe housing woes. Read more
Harvard demands personal essays from applicants in equity bid
As part of Biden-endorsed response to Supreme Court ban on race-based preferences, Ivy League elite requires applicants to describe life experiences Read more
Why is Houston shutting down libraries at some of its poorest public schools?
Former library spaces will now be ‘multipurpose’ rooms; disruptive students will be stationed there to watch footage of their classrooms Read more
Embattled anthropology prof settles lawsuit with SJSU, gets gig as ‘heterodox’ scholar
After an 18-month legal battle with San Jose State University, anthropology Professor Elizabeth Weiss recently agreed to retire from her job to settle a lawsuit she filed against her employers. Read more
Why is West Virginia University eliminating 9% of its academic programs?
West Virginia University is continuing a trend of drastic changes to its academic program and structure. This time, however, it’s not just focused on consolidating colleges. It’s focused on elimination. Read more
Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action
The administration’s long-awaited resources are meant to help colleges navigate the murky legal fallout of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Read more
‘Shark Tank’ star to teach business students about Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light’s collapsed sales
On Jul 31, Canadian investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful,” announced plans to teach about the “unprecedented” boycott of Bud Light to college students nationwide this fall. Read more
Today’s college rankings still measure the wrong things. It’s time to reinvent them
Despite the recent changes to U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings, the list of universities proclaiming they want no part of the rankings reads like a “Who’s Who” of American higher education. Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania are among those that have announced they will no longer share data for the magazine’s rankings. Read more
