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Subscribe and get breaking news, commentary, and opinions on law firms, lawyers, law schools, lawsuits, judges, and more.The Texas Tech University School of Law revealed today that it “inadvertently submitted incorrect data” to the U.S. News and World Rankings Report folks for the last three years. The error misreported the level of total student debt … Read more

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There’s a competitive market for part-time MBA programs that provide the same rigorous coursework, valuable network, and access to professors and resources as a traditional MBA program—but on a timetable that suits working professionals. That’s why for the second year in a row, Fortune has ranked part-time MBA programs. This year, we ranked 59 business schools … Read more

Pegula, Whose Family Owns Bills, Honors Hamlin in Australia  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Make It Easier to Raise Children Say Many Chinese After Population …  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosHarvard Medical School this week joined the ranks of a number of other higher education institutions boycotting the decades-old U.S. News and World Report ranking list.Why it matters: Harvard provides the latest sign that the influence of the longstanding higher education rankings juggernaut is wavering.Driving the news: The dean of Harvard Medical School … Read more

As police departments across the country continue to face significant challenges recruiting and retaining officers, some are turning to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. And while many advocates see this move as an ideal way to increase officer numbers and help diversify a profession that has overwhelmingly employed white men, critics say more … Read more

NewsHarvard Medical School Drops Out of U.S. News RankingsNewsFormer Attorney General Loretta Lynch ’81 To Deliver MLK Lecture at Harvard in OctoberNewsHarvard Alumni Association Nominates Candidates for Board of Overseers, Elected DirectorsNewsBiden Remembers Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as a ‘Force of Nature’ at Memorial ServiceNewsFive Harvard Grads Among Newly Elected Members of 118th … Read more

Listen to the experts on ACTA’s Higher Ed Now podcast Most college ranking systems, like the U.S. News & World Report, do not evaluate what students actually learn in the classroom. What Will They Learn? is the only rating system that examines the course catalogs of each school to provide an urgently needed alternative assessment based on an … Read more

Columbia Names Nemat Shafik as President, the First Woman to Lead the University  The New York Timessource