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For Selective Institutions, Progress and Backsliding on Socioeconomic Diversity
New York Times database shows some colleges have gained in socioeconomic diversity, but many have declined.
Florida System Adopts the Classic Learning Test
The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors voted to accept the SAT alternative in state Republicans’ latest rebuke of academic norms.
University of Tennessee Guarantees Admission to Eligible Students
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees voted Friday to guarantee admission to the flagship Knoxville campus for high school...
Florida System Set to Adopt Controversial Standardized Test
The State University System of Florida seems poised to accept the Classic Learning Test, a controversial alternative to the SAT...
College Closures Drive Expansion of Bard Prison Program
Bard College is expanding its program for incarcerated students with a new enrollment and transfer initiative prompted by the recent...
Yale Reaches Agreement on Affirmative Action Case
Students for Fair Admissions dropped its lawsuit against the university after Yale agreed to make significant changes to its admissions policies.
Boosting Enrollment Against the Odds
The future is bleak for many small private colleges and regional public universities. But some have seen record growth in the past few years—so what’s their secret?
Opinion
Courting Wealthy Students
The failure of colleges to expand access for students of color can’t be blamed solely on the Supreme Court—rather, it’s a result of colleges’ own aid choices, Mike Nylund writes.