Education

Amid Admissions Scandal, USC Announces New President

6:41am March 22, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Carol Folt, incoming president of the University of Southern California, about the admissions scandal which sparked anger over inequity in the country's college system.

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Some colleges now let students input their pronouns into campus data systems.

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'I Can Exist Here': On Gender Identity, Some Colleges Are Opening Up

12:05pm March 21, 2019

by Jessica Yarmosky

A decade ago, one university started putting pronouns on course rosters. Today, it's not alone.

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College Admissions Scandal Could Make It Harder To Get Testing Accommodations

6:07pm March 20, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wall Street Journal higher education reporter, Doug Belkin, about the rise of accommodations during ACT and SAT testing, following news of the college admissions scandal.

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In the wake of the college admissions scandal that has ensnared a slew of wealthy parents, college coaches and others in the world of academia, USC has placed a hold on the accounts of students allegedly connected to the scheme.

USC Suspends Accounts Of Students Allegedly Linked To Admissions Bribery Scandal

7:31pm March 19, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"This prevents the students from registering for classes or acquiring transcripts while their cases are under review," officials said, as they scramble to restore trust in the application process.

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Freshman Class For NYC's Top Public High School Includes 7 Black Students Out Of 895

5:11pm March 19, 2019

Next fall, the freshman class at New York City's top public high school will include seven black students out of 895. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro about the disparity.

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New Bill Would Ban Corporal Punishment In North Carolina Schools

4:08pm March 19, 2019

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'

3:21pm March 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.