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Delaying the Inevitable
As problems continue to beset the new FAFSA, most colleges are pushing their deposit deadlines into June. But some are still dragging their feet. What’s the hold up?
Cardona Urges Governors to Prepare for FAFSA Delays
State Support Turns Minnesota’s Enrollment Tide
Enrollment at public colleges rose for the first time in a decade. Higher ed leaders credit historic state funding and innovative college access initiatives.
Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut
State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it.
‘Another Unforced Error’ in the FAFSA Fiasco
The education department said calculation errors rendered hundreds of thousands of student aid forms unusable, setting time-strapped colleges back further.
High Schools Say They’re Falling Short on College Prep
Reinstating Tests Is a Step Back for Access
The reasons elite colleges give for reinstating their standardized test requirements don’t stand up to scrutiny, Audrey Fisch writes.
et tu Yale and Brown (and UT-Austin)?
Jim Jump reflects on moves by three more universities to reinstate standardized test requirements.