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Foreign Students Pinch University of California Home-State Admissions

With foreigners enrolling in U.S. schools at record numbers, students such as Noah Hernandez, a freshman at the University of California, San Diego, are getting a global view of the world without leaving their home state. The school has thousands of Chinese students, including Mr. Hernandez’s roommate, who pay three times the in-state tuition. “If I were running a school, it would make sense” to accept them, said the biology major, as a clutch of Mandarin-speaking students walked by.

Race Not Only Mizzou Issue

Racial tensions were merely the tip of the iceberg leading to the dramatic resignations Monday of University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, according to professors, students, state lawmakers and others. Both men made a series of enemies among faculty, graduate students and legislators, these people said. As students’ discontent over a series of recent racial incidents escalated, they found few ready supporters around campus, they added. State Rep. Steve Cookson, chairman of the Higher Education Committee, called for Mr.

The Weird World of Brain Hacking

Roy Hamilton of the Perelman School of Medicine is mentioned for studying electrical brain stimulation.

The Irresponsibility of States Guaranteeing Pension Returns

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School pens an op-ed about her concerns with states guaranteeing pension returns.

The New Math of College Rankings

New websites and greater access to education-related financial data are taking some of the mystery out of college shopping. A growing number of websites sort colleges based on financial criteria, allowing students and families to compare schools on such factors as return on investment and graduates’ prospects for employment—key considerations at a time when four years of college can represent one of the biggest investments a family or an individual will ever make.

Historically Black Colleges Offer Rewards for Those Who Finish, Study Finds

 Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education discusses factors that add to the low graduation rates for students attending historically black colleges and universities.

Four Charged After Student’s Hazing Death

Four former University at Albany-SUNY students were charged with hazing this week in connection with an alcohol-related death stemming from a fraternity initiation ritual, the Albany Police Department said on Thursday.

Students Protest School Renaming After $100 Million Gift

Do Deals and Exits Aimed at Producing Social Good Sacrifice Returns?

Christopher Geczy of the Wharton School says, “The tension between profit and social purpose may not be as pronounced as people suggest.”

Dartmouth Removes New Native American Head Amid Ethnicity Questions

Dartmouth College has removed the new director of its Native American Program after tribal officials and alumni accused her of misrepresenting herself as an American Indian. The Ivy League school hired Susan Taffe Reed last month to serve as a liaison between the college and Native Americans, saying her role as president of the Eastern Delaware Nations would be instrumental in helping guide Indian students. But her appointment quickly became mired in controversy as some Native Americans said Dartmouth didn’t sufficiently vet Ms.