Admissions

The California State University system is contesting five proposed baccalaureate programs at community colleges. It is working with California Community Colleges to improve the program-review process.

A new Community College Research Center report examines the positive outcomes of expanding program participation to diverse student groups.

The new methodology downgrades measures of academic quality while relying on misleading metrics for affordability and career outcomes, Daniel Diermeier writes.

Even as fears of robot-generated admissions essays abound, colleges are increasingly using AI in application reviews, raising new possibilities and ethical concerns.

Vanderbilt’s criticism of the U.S. News ranking methodology is tone-deaf at best, Jim Jump writes.

A major overhaul to the federal student aid form delayed its launch at least two months. That means headaches for everyone from financial aid officers to applicants.