October 14, 2020
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Pandemic presents an opportunity for small liberal arts colleges to change
Colgate University is a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Beth D. Benedix, DePauw ... -
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Justice Department Sues Yale Claiming Admissions Discrimination Against Whites And Asian-Americans
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Yale University, alleging it violated civil rights law by discriminating against ...October 8, 2020 -
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DOJ sues Yale over admissions practices for Asian-American and white applicants
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Yale University, alleging the school violated federal civil-rights law by discriminating ...October 8, 2020 -
Nobel Prize for chemistry honors exquisitely precise gene-editing technique, CRISPR – a gene engineer explains how it works
American biochemist Jennifer A. Doudna, left, and French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for ...October 8, 2020 -
Paid internships elusive for women and Asian college students
Researchers examined the quality of students’ internship experience. Juanmonino/iStock via Getty Images Plus John Zilvinskis, Binghamton ...October 7, 2020 -
Student housing is scarce for college students who have kids
A stable residence on campus can help college students who are parents complete their degrees. SDI Productions/Getty Images Autumn Green, ...October 7, 2020 -
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‘Zoom University’: is college worth the cost without the in-person experience?
High school students in the US are very familiar with the glossy college brochures that come in the mail during their last years in high school. ...October 6, 2020 -
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A student says test proctoring AI flagged her as cheating when she read a question out loud. Others say the software could have
As college students adapt to the new realities of distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, some students say they're struggling to ...October 4, 2020