What 20 admissions deans said about the scandal; board chair accused of ousting East Carolina chancellor; how to mentor minority students; and more.
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Candidates are staking out their positions, and new plans are emerging. But the proposals vary widely, creating confusion about whom they really help. PREMIUM
Cecil P. Staton will step down as chancellor, and not everyone is happy with the move. Steven B. Long, a member of the university system’s Board of Governors, said its chairman is to blame and should be removed.
The White House is asking Congress to rethink accreditation, Pell Grants, and student-loan repayment as it considers reauthorizing the Higher Education Act.
Among other news in this month’s report: College libraries and museums are adding teaching spaces, a spaceship lands at Cal Poly Pomona, a new gold standard for college baseball, and Colby expands its efforts to revitalize its hometown.
“I did not always understand how much labor, thought, and care went into meaningful mentoring, how emotionally draining that work can be, and how little prepared I was for it.”
Give $1 million to your alma mater, but pair it with a donation of equal size to a historically black institution, a community college, or another school that effectively promotes social mobility among those most in need.
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