Students for Fair Admissions, which alleges that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants, forced the university to reveal the inner workings of its admissions process. But what did all the evidence add up to?
The University of California wants to increase diversity, save money, and protect the state from economic downturns. The key? Enabling more community-college students to successfully leap to four-year programs.
Without some intentional tweaks, two reports argue, liberal-arts departments won’t necessarily equip students to avoid underemployment or help them navigate a work environment increasingly dominated by automation.
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Coverage seems to invoke two complementary ideas, the dream of completeness and the desire to be kept safe. They meet, says Bill Germano, in the classroom, where there are no assurances.
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