Education secretary ousts one of the nation’s largest college accreditors from its oversight role; 40 Marshall Scholars picked for postgraduate studies in U.K., a 25 percent expansion; Georgetown students end sit-in over university’s ties to Nike; College instructor tells students that Trump’s election was an ‘act of terrorism’;   A higher education news blog   Selective colleges pledge to recruit more low-income students The schools' goal is to enroll an additional 50,000 such students at 270 selective colleges and universities by 2025. By Nick Anderson  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Education secretary ousts one of the nation’s largest college accreditors from its oversight role King rejected an appeal from ACICS, agreeing that it is incapable of rectifying years of lax oversight of troubled for-profit colleges. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   40 Marshall Scholars picked for postgraduate studies in U.K., a 25 percent expansion Four of the scholars are from MIT and three each are from U-Va. and Harvard. By Nick Anderson  •  Read more »   Georgetown students end sit-in over university’s ties to Nike Georgetown University students allege Nike mistreats workers in their Vietnamese factories. They called on the university to end its licensing agreement with the company. By Joe Heim  •  Read more »   College instructor tells students that Trump’s election was an ‘act of terrorism’ An Orange Coast College professor is under scrutiny for post-election classroom comments disparaging Donald Trump and Mike Pence. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Opinions Thought-provoking opinions and commentary, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Grade Point:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Grade Point or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071