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Students

College 101 for Parents

Helping moms and dads help their first-generation students succeed.

Students

To Help Latinas Get to College, Strengthen the Mother-Daughter Bond

For Con Mi Madre, a college-prep group in Texas, the "parent cannot be secondary."

Students

4 Parent-Education Programs and Their Lessons for Colleges

Don’t lecture to parents, and offer them scholarships as attendance incentives.

Commentary

Let Parents Be Parents

First-generation parents don’t need more instruction on the college process. Colleges need to require less of it.

Global

Even Before the Travel Ban, Signs of Weakening Interest From Students Abroad

Graduate-student applications from overseas increased by only 1 percent last year, suggesting global markets were already rattled before President Trump took office.

The Ticker

U. of Michigan Says Racist Emails, Purportedly From Professor, Were Forged

The messages appeared to come from a computer-security and privacy expert who had advocated recounts in several states following the election of President Trump.

The Ticker

Big 12 Conference Withholds Funds From Baylor U. Over Title IX Scandal

The conference's governing board voted unanimously to not give the university 25 percent of its revenue distributions, pending an outside review of athletics procedures and governance.

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Commentary

My ‘Dear Betsy’ Letter

The new secretary of education hasn’t reached out to the president of Macalester College for advice. But it could happen, he says, and he has some ideas.

Commentary

Canceling Controversial Speakers Hurts Students

We don’t do our undergraduates any favors by shielding them from the views of the big bad conservatives beyond the ivory tower.

Lingua Franca

Trumping the Extremists

Don't look for Donald Trump and associates to be extremists in the Barry Goldwater mold, says Allan Metcalf.

The Adjunct Track

Leaving the Adjunct Track

No hard feelings, but I don’t miss academe, and I probably won’t be back.

Vitae

How to Ace the Screening Interview

You have only 15 to 30 minutes to convince a company that you should be asked back for a second-round interview.

Vitae

Thriving in a Small Department

You have to figure out the “family” dynamics before you can carve out your place.