Betsy DeVos Is Right, the U.S. Should Rethink Higher Ed–Just Not the Way She Wants To
Upending the college accreditation process carries huge risks.
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A Philosopher’s Hoax Embarrassed Several Academic Journals. Was It Satire or Fraud?
By resorting to satire, did Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian violate basic professional and ethical standards?
An Unusual New Program Seeks to Cut Urban Crime by Pushing Gang Members Into College
Advocates say education can transform offenders—and the neighborhoods where they live.
How Higher Education Is Evolving Its Thinking Around Controversial Campus Speakers
A public policy non-profit has put together some guidelines to help universities prepare for future free speech controversies.
Chuck Grassley’s Crusade to Tax University Endowments
What should higher education expect from the new Senate Finance Committee chair?
Rethinking the Rhodes: Meet the Scholarship’s First Undocumented Winner
Jin Park, a Harvard pre-med student, became the first DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship after a rule change made him eligible.
How Ideas Spread Through the Academy
A new study questions the place of meritocracy in higher education.
In the Age of Trump, We Need Cutting-Edge Humanities More Than Ever
The latest academic hoax emerges from the same ideological position as the Trump administration's attack on trans rights.
Meet Two of the Women Fighting Against Their University for Reproductive Rights
Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.
Is Texas’ Campus Carry Law Actually Making Anyone Safer?
Gun advocates are arguing that the controversial law is keeping students safer, but there's little evidence to back those claims.