Smithsonian Magazine

100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. Where Is It Headed?

The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become ...

Check-ups begin for NS pre-enlistees under refreshed medical classification system

SINGAPORE – Seventy-three pre-enlistees who went for their national service (NS) medical check-ups on June 19 were the first ...
Pew Research Center

For the 100th anniversary of the SAT, a look at standardized test scores over time

As the SAT nears its 100th anniversary, here's a look at how the test has changed since 1926 and how scores on both the SAT ...

Means Test: Definition, How It Works, and Examples

A means test is a formula that uses someone's income to determine their eligibility for assistance or benefits. A means test ...
Columbia Daily Spectator

At Columbia College’s 2026 Class Day, speakers reflect on turbulent 4 years

The Columbia College community celebrated the class of 2026 at its annual undergraduate Class Day ceremony Tuesday on Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus. Acting University President Claire Shipman, ...
Town & Country

Have the Culture Wars Come for Standardized Tests? Meet the New Conservative SAT

Starting this upcoming college admissions cycle, students applying to service academies such as West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy will be able to take a standardized test other than the SAT or ACT ...
Yahoo! Sports

The NCAA tournament expansion nobody wanted is happening — the latest example of college leaders abandoning the fans

Every single person who signed off on the decision Thursday to expand the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams understands they are doing something fans didn’t ask for and that nobody in a position ...
Snopes.com

Did Trump graduate 364th out of 366 in college despite claims he finished at top?

In April 2026, social media users claimed that rather than graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of business "at the top of his class" in 1968, as news outlets such as The New ...
Futurism

Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It’s Offering an AI “Songwriting” Class

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Boston College Heights

Boston College Admits 12.7 Percent of Applicants for Class of 2030, Hits Record Number of Applications

Boston College accepted 12.7 percent of a record-high 41,898 applicants for the Class of 2030, according to a University release. This year’s total number of applications surpassed the previous record ...
Futurism

College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Due to Offloading Their Thinking to AI

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WGBH

How a small college near Boston is serving low-income, first-generation students

This spring, the first class will graduate from a small, residential two-year school just outside Boston that serves low-income, first-generation students. At Messina College, students live and study ...