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Opinion

The Cliff, the Pandemic and the Hurricane

Who said fairy tales can’t be scary? Rick Clark distills higher ed’s enrollment challenges in a children’s story.

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The Aid Officer’s Advocate

The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA.

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Could a Wealth-Based Pell Grant Close Racial Gaps in Student Debt?

A new report argues a $17 billion investment in a grant program will meet unaddressed financial aid needs for Black and brown students.

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Ed Blum Puts Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Diversity

The affirmative action foe threatened to sue three colleges for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ban. Should others prepare for the worst?

A photo of the UMaine at Presque Isle campus to the left and university president Raymond Rice to the right.

The Program That Changed the University of Maine System's Fate

An online program has helped one small campus nearly double its enrollment over the past four years, a boon for a system long struggling to keep head count up.

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Affirmative Action Gets Another Day in Court

Students for Fair Admissions sued the Naval Academy over its ongoing consideration of race in admissions, which the Supreme Court allowed in an exemption. The outcome could have broad implications.

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How the SAT Shaped College Admissions

Author Nicholas Lemann discusses his new book on standardized testing and common misconceptions about the history and future of admissions exams.

The cover of Nicholas Lemann's book "Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing." The cover is spare, with blue and teal text font against an off-white background.

To Test or Not to Test

Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.