University of South Carolina to admit top 10 percent of students from the state’s public high schools. Texas did that when its colleges couldn’t consider race; South Carolina officials say that’s not their motivation. Read more

Several colleges and universities recently ended legacy admissions, or preferential treatment of relatives of alumni, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action. Read more

A strange, dangerous game of targeting and ramming into small sailing and fishing boats is spreading through a population of orcas off Spain's coast. Read more

The board overseeing West Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities voted Monday to revoke a small Baptist university’s ability to award degrees, in response to its staggering debts. Read more

In June, Campus Reform reported that Ann Atkinson, a faculty member at Arizona State University was dismissed after hosting an event with conservative speakers. Now a major university donor is siding with the former staff member. Read more

Half of youngsters from all economic backgrounds affected and especially those whose parents’ jobs were hit, says Institute for Fiscal Studies Read more

The owners of Twitter have been accused of trying to "bully" anti-hate campaigners into silence with letters threatening legal action. Read more

At most four-year institutions, admitted students are quoted all sorts of different prices. Often masquerading as “merit aid” or “scholarships,” the discounts are aimed at persuading students to attend, much like online retailers dangle coupons to persuade you to purchase the items in your shopping cart. Read more

Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that outlawed affirmative action in university admissions decisions, some admissions consultants argue race can still be used as a factor. Read more

At 24 institutions, students have accumulated more than $25 million in interest five years into repayment, while at one university, balances grew by $289 million. Read more