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College Board to Change AP in African American Studies
Giving Transfer Students a Financial Boost
Duquesne University is working to attract transfer students with a new state grant-matching program. Higher ed experts expect more four-year universities to follow suit and actively recruit transfer students to bolster enrollments.
College Board to Change AP in African American Studies
The ‘Some College, No Credential’ Cohort Grows
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report documents an increase in learners with college credits but no credential and finds they are returning to college at lower rates than in the past.
Opening Up College-Prep Programs
The decades-old rules don’t make sense, advocates say, and hinder efforts to better serve low-income and first-generation students.
The Week in Admissions News
Cuts in Republican plan; skepticism among potential international students; guidebook on student outcomes; crime data at U of Florida.
A Brutal Critique of AP Courses
New book, Shortchanged, says the program hurts students and the values of the liberal arts.
‘U.S. News’ Again Delays Law and Medical School Rankings
It blames the delay on “requests from law and medical schools to update data submitted,” but some say there are errors being fixed as well.