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News
When Closing a Very Small Campus Is a Very Big Deal
The first day teaching as an adjunct professor at a new university can be daunting: finding your way around campus,…
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News
Class of 2024, It’s Not in Your Head: The Job Market Is Tough
Here is a brutal fact for the college class of 2024: There aren’t enough college-level jobs out there for all…
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Business
That Giant College ‘Sticker’ Price Isn’t What Most Students Pay
The share of those paying the full advertised cost has declined over the last couple of decades, a new report…
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Business
Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen?
Some Vanderbilt students will have $100,000 in total expenses for the 2024-25 school year. The school doesn’t really want to…
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News
Elite College Admissions Have Turned Students Into Brands
“I just can’t think of anything,” my student said. After 10 years of teaching college essay writing, I was familiar…
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Business
A 500-Year Old Chapel, 438 Solar Panels and an Architectural Squabble
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge is one of several British landmarks that have installed solar panels, gratifying climate campaigners and…
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News
What College Applicants Really Think About Republicans’ Campus Panic
The moral panic about “woke” campuses has metastasized into actual legislation, and not just in the swampy idylls of Florida.…
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Magazine
The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked
The fall of affirmative action is part of a 50-year campaign to roll back racial progress.
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News
How to Fix the Crisis of Trust in Higher Education
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been keeping track of every report I see about major budget shortfalls at…
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US
When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town
Measures of her star power include huge jumps in attendance at road games, and the logistical planning required.