America 250: Our Revolutionary Era Colleges Were Hotbeds of … Royalism

“Hamilton” aside, America’s first colleges like Harvard, Yale, and William & Mary bred more faithful subjects of the crown than revolutionaries.

How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI

The administration that vowed to end identity politics has simply changed the beneficiary list.

Shocking slayings and the background of Trump’s dysfunction cast a pall over the holidays.

Proponents say these digital submissions can help thwart AI—but they could also make admissions even less fair.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel