Notes in the Margins

A sample of higher-education news from the country and around the world. Read more →

A look at higher-education headlines from around the country — and the world. Read more →

A look at some of the top higher education stories from around the country. Read more →

A look around the country at what’s making news in higher ed. Read more →

Here’s a look at what’s making news in higher education across the country. Read more →

A look at what’s making news in higher education across the country. Read more →

Goucher College allows video applications, without transcripts or test scores Goucher President José A. Bowen said Wednesday that he believes his college will be the first to allow general students to submit a self-produced video as the central component of an application. (The Washington Post) Are “Affordable Elite” Colleges Growing in Size, or Just Selectivity? Some elite Read more →

Men punished in sexual misconduct cases on colleges campuses are fighting back Men punished for sexual misconduct in the wave of cases sweeping college campuses are fighting back against what they call unfair student disciplinary systems and publicity that threatens to shatter their reputations. (The Washington Post) A Lot of College Students Are Living with Their Parents. That’s Read more →

Books that college freshmen should have read over the summer It has become a common practice at many colleges and universities to assign to incoming freshmen a book or other reading selection over the summer —sometimes as a requirement, sometimes just as a suggestion — so they can all come together to participate in a discussion about Read more →

A selection of the day’s higher-ed news from the U.S. and around the world. Read more →