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Senate passes measure to block loan forgiveness; Americans back affirmative action; Texas moves against diversity offices; catching cheaters.

A cartoon drawing depicts four people engaged in different extracurricular activities, ranging from sports, to music, to volunteering, to student media: one holds a soccer ball, one a guitar, one a cat and one a newspaper.

Reconsidering Extracurriculars in Admissions

To increase equity in admissions and reduce student stress, colleges should consider reducing the number of extracurricular activities applicants can list, Pearl Lo writes.

A group of people stands in front of a sign that says "NAFSA 75"

‘The UN of Higher Ed’ Returns to a Changed World

A mix of optimism and anxiety defined this year’s NAFSA conference, three years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended international higher ed.

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GRE to Take Half the Time

It will take less than two hours to complete.

Poll: Most Americans Favor Modest Affirmative Action

Most Americans support affirmative action in college admissions and do not want the Supreme Court to ban it, according to...

Poll: Most Americans Favor Modest Affirmative Action

Most Americans support affirmative action in college admissions and do not want the Supreme Court to ban it, according a...

Common App Will Let Colleges Not See Applicants’ Races

The Common Application, which has more than 1,000 members, will give them the right not to see applicants’ races. At...
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Will Americans Come to a Welsh City for Higher Education?

Wrexham Glyndwr thinks it can get them, with a little help from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.