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Kathleen Kingsbury, in a Daily Beast exclusive, lets college admissions officers tell their personal stories about why some students make the cut and others don’t.

What happens when a capitalist society determines that a problem needs a solution? Someone invents it.

Dr. Stanley Fish’s new work takes a controversial stance towards the purpose of higher education.

In Hollywood, can any movie be produced capable of sending shrill shockwaves deep into the core of Los Angeles’ conscience? It seems such a feat is indeed possible.

Are Freudian analyses of the human mind becoming a thing of the past? A new study released this month finds that psychiatric practices are increasingly opting for medical therapies over the traditional “couch talks” that once symbolized this mental health profession.

A challenging student population is a popular scapegoat, especially Hispanic students. But states like Florida prove demography is not destiny.

With Barack Obama attempting to reach out to conservative Christians, and Focus on the Family’s James Dobson’s rejection, one questions remains: what role should religion play in politics?

Prime Minister Murphy’s speech focused on United States and European leaders’ roles in future transatlantic agendas, and their shared interest in global issues.

Several schools would receive a “B” or higher if this were an examination, and thus merit inclusion in this survey of Excellent American Colleges and Universities. Here they are, with a few brief insights.

For our survival as a nation, to advance the cause of liberty and preserve what is left of our Judeo-Christian culture, faith and reason must infuse the life of an American college. Do any institutions in our land value these imperatives?

A University of Pennsylvania professor, and Washington Post media reporter have written analyses of a new Obama ad. But they are as flawed as the ad itself.

Does Wake Forest University’s decision to go “test-optional” mark a trend deemphasizing the importance of the SAT, or is it part of a carefully-crafted media campaign?