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College access/admissions/inequality in education. Senior writer @chronicle. Baseball, underdogs, long narratives. [email protected]

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My story: An ambitious rural student, a tireless counselor, and a college fair that draws students from overlooked towns (now w/ free link). bit.ly/34Wmjgv
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SCOOP: UC Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova admitted to using an AI tool in an op-ed urging the UC system to re-adopt SAT and ACT requirements in admissions. The article, published in the SF Standard, was flagged as 33% AI-generated or AI-assisted by detector Pangram. A similar result was found in a June open letter from STEM faculty advocating for standardized testing. The letter was signed by thousands of academics, including five Nobel laureates, and was partially written by Stankova. Read our coverage at the link below: dailycal.org/news/campus/uc-…

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI in op-ed calling out students’ lack of math proficiency

UC Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova published an opinion piece in the San Francisco Standard on Saturday reiterating her belief that the UC system should reinstate standardized testing in...

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Most American students are already using A.I. to generate writing. I took a step back to ask: What does cognitive science tell us about what writing *does* for us? Is there a way to teach and learn alongside this technology without degrading skills? nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/st…

What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

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If you think that a scholarly focus on inequality in an era of historically extreme inequality is an "abdication of scholarly duty," you might just be an apologist for ruling elites
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“Sociology’s relentless focus on race, gender and class, its emphasis on the need for social change over the benefits of social stability and its obsession with inequality amount to an abdication of scholarly duty.”
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Just asked a HS senior what her takeaway from a weeklong SAT camp was. Her answer: “That I don’t want to be one of those adults who never gets past thinking that their SAT score really, really matters.”
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Christopher Newfield@cnewfJul 22
A lot of people on this site think the big problem with college is the professors' personal politics. In the new Gallup-Lumina poll, the percentage who agree is 11%. The big problem with college for the public is of course cost.
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June 29th marks three years since the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard SCOTUS ruling that banned affirmative action. Black student enrollment is dropping at many selective colleges. Wil Del Pilar breaks down the impact: bit.ly/4ovg9xu

Black Student Enrollment Falls Sharply After the End of Affirmative Action 

Enrollment numbers have fluctuated over the past several years, but selective data largely ignores what drives Black students through their college enrollment and post-secondary education trajectory. 

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Admissions dean tells me: “I have to ask my general counsel if it’s OK to even speak at a professional conference. This is life in 2026.”
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The real monsters don’t hide in closets or under the bed; they go on Fox News and tell you immigrants are the monsters.
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Why you’re probably going to see more and more colleges touting their deposits. @tswaak27 chronicle.com/article/colleg…

Colleges Are Looking for Enrollment Wins. So They’re Touting Deposits.

Just days after May 1, a number of colleges began posting about the Class of 2030.

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“Any little burp or bleep coming out of Harvard” is a A+ phrase.
Drew Loewe@drewloeweMay 21
I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that I couldn't care less what Harvard does about grade inflation or indeed about anything else. It educates a tiny fraction of hand-picked students.The attention given to any little burp or bleep coming out of Harvard is bizarre
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I’ve known hundreds of journalists, but I’ve known only one who messages sources about me, a fellow journalist.
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Glad someone said this. The fixation on a narrow sliver of higher ed is tiresome.
Ryan Quinn@RyanEQuinnApr 21
Yeah I wrote a brief on it. And maybe it's just my algorithm still feeding it to me. But, fellow media, how much more *are* we gonna write about a report from 10 faculty at an Ivy League institution unrepresentative of most of higher ed?
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For years, there has been a dominant narrative about college: Earning a degree is the surest pathway to the American dream. Lately, though, thanks to AI and economic shifts, that story line has begun to unravel. chronicle.com/article/why-th…

Colleges Need a New Sales Pitch

The one they’ve used for decades is unravelling.

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Scott Braddock
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There's not "two sides to every story." There's the truth. Go find it.
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This year, I learned that the students who need remedial math at UC San Diego are supposedly undeserving of their spots, but the student who wrote the dubious essay at the U. of Oklahoma is a victim/hero who was supposedly treated unfairly. How very interesting indeed!
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Calling all college journalists and recent or soon-to-be grads: @chronicle is hiring two fellows to join our newsroom in summer 2026. We'd love for you to be one of them.
Flyer advertising the Chronicle of Higher Education's reporting fellowship in Washington, DC. What we're looking for: Recent college graduates or early-career journalists; interest in higher education (no previous beat experience required); able to write on deadline and juggle enterprise work; self-motivated and eager. What we offer: $55,000 salary + benefits; excellent work-life balance; freedom to carve out a beat; travel and collaboration opportunities; practice in a range of reporting formats and timelines; hybrid work environment. Zoom information session information Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. ET (meeting ID 441 918 7951 and passcode 416484). Offers extended early March; start date July. Contact mzahneis@chronicle.com with questions. Application deadline: January 15. The flyer has a white background with blue and yellow accents and features a photo of a Chronicle reporter and editor talking to one another, and a QR code for more information about the fellowship.

ALT Flyer advertising the Chronicle of Higher Education's reporting fellowship in Washington, DC. What we're looking for: Recent college graduates or early-career journalists; interest in higher education (no previous beat experience required); able to write on deadline and juggle enterprise work; self-motivated and eager. What we offer: $55,000 salary + benefits; excellent work-life balance; freedom to carve out a beat; travel and collaboration opportunities; practice in a range of reporting formats and timelines; hybrid work environment. Zoom information session information Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. ET (meeting ID 441 918 7951 and passcode 416484). Offers extended early March; start date July. Contact [email protected] with questions. Application deadline: January 15. The flyer has a white background with blue and yellow accents and features a photo of a Chronicle reporter and editor talking to one another, and a QR code for more information about the fellowship.

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If there was one thing I wish I could do, it’s send articles like this to the parents and coaches of any black football recruit considering Texas A&M and have them impart what it means when a school’s governing body hates diversity and inclusion so much.
Rusty Surette
@RustySuretteTV11 Dec 2025
This is one hell of a read. 🍿🍿🍿 kbtx.com/2025/12/10/how-poli…

How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president

The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as members grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts...

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I read the documents ED published yesterday about ACTS, the new admissions & graduation survey the Trump Administration created to "catch" colleges violating the SFFA decision & civil rights law. Here's my summary. tl;dr: this is happening next month. wp.me/p6kg2q-hZ

An Update on ACTS: The Department of Education’s New Admissions and Graduation Survey Is Higher...

Discover the challenges and implications of the new ACTS admissions component for IPEDS, aiming for transparency in college admissions.

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More essential reporting on an embattled college president by @JasperJSmith_ . chronicle.com/article/house-…

House Republicans Say George Mason’s Leader Broke the Law. His Lawyer Sees ‘a Political Lynching.’

A new report from the House Judiciary Committee claims Gregory Washington lied while defending illegal faculty-diversity initiatives. His attorney denied the claims.

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College sophomore told me today: “I’ve been hungry many times before, but this week has been a new depth of hunger. Like, really, really, really deep.”
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