 Illustration: Tim Bouckley/The Chronicle The Colleges That Pay for Positive Coverage Francie Diep, The Chronicle of Higher Education In the endless chase for good publicity, some colleges don’t hesitate to shell out thousands of dollars for positive stories, even if doing so might seem contrary to their truth-seeking mission.
For $3,500, college presidents can garner the cover of a magazine and have full control over what the story says. It's a pretty sweet deal for college PR officers. But for some journalism-ethics experts, these puff pieces may do more harm than good. |
 Illustration: Natalya Brill A Fight Over the Future of the SAT and Test-Optional Admissions Stephen Burd, New America Colleges' "test optional" policies, many of which were adopted during the pandemic, are coming under increased fire from supporters of the SAT.
For the College Board, the stakes could not be higher. The SAT is, after all, the test company’s signature exam. But this is not just about saving the test. It’s also about protecting the lucrative businesses that the company has built off the exam, capitalizing on its enormous database of test-takers. |
Helping Learners Plan Their Path Through College Doug Lederman, The Key With Inside Higher Ed Hundreds of community colleges are embracing the “guided pathways” model as a way to give students a clearer path to reaching their educational goals.
In this interview, two experts in the guided pathways movement discuss the growth of guided pathways, what iterations of the reforms work best, and what it takes to bring about this kind of sweeping, “whole college” change at institutions. |
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