Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College has a high default rate that normally put its federal aid eligibility at risk, but a federal waiver from Mitch McConnell exempts it from punishment. On The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Though the highly regarded research programs had no decline, the overall number dropped 3.7 percent—and critics point to the anti-immigration climate of Donald Trump as a cause. On Inside Higher Ed.
In an effort to show the low academic quality of some scholarly journals, three professors submitted hoax papers on identity, oppression, and bigotry—and seven of 20 papers were accepted for publication. On The Wall Street Journal.
By limiting acceptable opinion, focusing on identity, and splitting the world into a good/bad binary, colleges are doing their students a disservice. On The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Though NC State has a similar legacy of buildings named after racist founders and state politicians, students have not carried out large protests over the school's history. On the News & Obsever.
Surveying the books used in programs from the last 11 years, NAS found most chosen books to be one-sided and "intellectually unchallenging." On NAS.
Though the U.S. graduates thousands of international STEM students, recent rule changes from the Trump administration make it harder for them to stay in the country. On The Atlantic.
Though popular, it's not clear the programs have boosted graduation rates for low-income students. On the Hechinger Report.
A study found that admissions officers a engage with students whose emails focused on academics rather than their activism, though some see such results as evidence of racism. On The Wall Street Journal.
The different definitions can make campus-to-campus comparisons and partnerships difficult and students have complained, calling it nonsensical. On the Daily Tar Heel.
