‘Alarm Bells’ on First-Generation, Low-Income Applicants
Common App shows overall application increase, but the gains are for larger and more competitive colleges. SUNY applications fall by 20 percent.
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College Board’s own research at odds with its decision to axe the SAT essay
The College Board’s decision on Jan. 19, 2021 to eliminate the essay portion of the SAT may have delighted millions of current and future high school students but its discontinuation could also be a loss for students of color and those whose primary language isn’t English.
NY Court rules private university can ban campus groups
A New York State court ruled that Fordham University was within its rights not to recognize a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter on its campus.
Catholic university says it will eventually redisplay Junípero Serra statue
Last summer, the University of San Diego removed its statue of St. Junípero Serra from campus.
Have you been inspired by the pandemic to study science at university?
The pandemic effect has already led to increases in applications to sciences courses at some universities
Zuckerberg’s Biden problem
Before the Cambridge Analytica story had broken. Before Facebook's acknowledgement that its platform had been used to help incite ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
Biden orders plans for reopening campuses safely
New Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse will enable colleges and universities to share best practices
A threat to private Colleges?
President Biden's proposal to make public colleges free could mean more students may be able to go to college, but it could also mean the end for some private institutions.
DeVos was terrible at her job and knew nothing about public schools. That was exactly what the far right wanted
Even Betsy DeVos — one of the longest-serving of Donald Trump's revolving-door cabinet secretaries — finally reached what she called an "inflection point" with the former president's open call for violent insurrection, resigning slightly before he left office.
Profs effectively seek to ban books from Trump admin officials
A handful of professors demanded that publishing companies refuse to work with Trump administration alumni.
