When There’s Nowhere to Live, What’s a University to Do?
News Peyton Quijano spent the summer before junior year consolidating her life into her Honda. She squeezed her pared-down wardrobe into two small boxes, which fit in the trunk. School…
Which Types of Colleges Have the Most Undergraduates With Disabilities?
News Here’s a sector-by-sector look at the percentage of undergraduates who reported a disability to the campus’s office of disability services, or a similar office, in the academic years 2016-17…
Is This the Beginning of the End of the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings’ Dominance?
News By Francie Diep Chronicle Illustration, iStock images // for full bleed half split – figure’s parent container shouldn’t calc max-height // and should be set to 100% instead –…
Colleges Brace for More Pregnant and Parenting Students
News Whitney Phinney, a former graduate student at the University of Colorado’s medical campus, thought she had permission to bring her infant daughter, Sunny, to class. She’d spoken to the…
‘Everybody Hates Them’: Why One Researcher Says Legacy Preferences in Admissions Must End Soon
News Legacy preferences in admissions have been around forever. So they might seem as permanent as any monument. But as recent history reminds us, sometimes monuments must fall. James S.…
Making a Home for Students With Autism
News As Otto Lewis, a sophomore at Western Kentucky University, sees it, he’s actually pretty lucky. True, he has autism, a developmental disorder that makes navigating college — and life…