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Spring Enrollment Steady, but Not for All Institutions
Preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse show flat enrollment across all sectors of higher education. Enrollment rises at community colleges and in certificate programs, while number of bachelor’s degree–seeking students dips.
Opinion
The College Board Has Lost Its Way
The problem is much larger than the way it handled the controversy over AP African American Studies, writes Elaine Maimon.
The Role of Politics in Where Students Want to Go to College
Study finds that nearly one in four high school seniors said they passed up, out of political concerns, a college they would have initially considered because of its state. The trend is evident among conservatives and liberals.
Increasing the College-Going Rate in Boston
Reports detail challenges posed by the pandemic and success of coaching in college.
Application Numbers Are Up
Will they translate into the kind of admissions year that officials have been hoping for?
The Week in Admissions News
The new FAFSA; next round of negotiated rule making; Rice defends affirmative action; is GRE losing significance?
Wellesley Students Vote to Admit Trans Men
But college plans to keep its policy of admitting only women. That includes trans women.
Hampshire Admits All Students From New College of Florida
College says it is responding to “the continuing attacks on New College of Florida intended to limit intellectual exploration, turn back progress toward inclusion, and curtail open discussion of race, injustice, and histories of oppression.”