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The Week in Admissions News

The Education Department settles with five law schools over financial aid; a new report explores the role of California's Hispanic-serving community colleges; New College of Florida aims to lure students to a new Odyssey course with free books and food trucks.

Opinion

Reverse the Transfer Slide

Three ways we can reimagine community college transfer.

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The Next Iteration of Community College?

A new national, for-profit community college seeks to bring a promising but costly educational model to scale online.

Students in Penn State sweatshirts walk on the Penn State Shenango campus.

2-Year College May Move to Penn State Campus

Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment.

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Direct Admissions Boosts Applications, but Not Enrollment

Large-scale study finds that guaranteeing free, simplified admission increases college applications from minoritized, low-income and first-gen students, but cost still deters them from enrolling.

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Opinion

‘Dear Colleague’—A Love Letter

The Biden-Harris administration’s guidance on race-conscious admissions offers hope to affirmative action’s advocates and benefactors—and love, Phelton Moss writes.

A graph of Wake Technical Community College's enrollment growth overlaid onto a photo of students in class.

Community Colleges Buoyed by Modest Enrollment Growth

As some two-year colleges start to recover after deep enrollment declines, administrators at these institutions are hopeful the trend lines keep pointing up.

The Week in Admissions News

New analysis finds that most families can’t cover college costs; Arkansas bans AP African American Studies; the University of Chicago settles a financial aid antitrust lawsuit.