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A sign reading “Free Tuition” is situation on a pile of money in front of an ivy-clad wall.
A sign reading “Free Tuition” is situation on a pile of money in front of an ivy-clad wall.

Is Financial Aid the New Affirmative Action?

April 22, 2024

Many highly selective colleges are pumping up their financial aid offerings. With race-conscious admissions out of the picture, it may be their best bet for diversity.

Two men in suits sit at a table with microphones
Two men in suits sit at a table with microphones
An illustration of a wave, titled Corrections, threatening to wash over a building titled Financial Aid Office
An illustration of a wave, titled Corrections, threatening to wash over a building titled Financial Aid Office

After the FAFSA Quake, a Flood of Corrections

April 15, 2024

As delays to the FAFSA rollout piled up, so did an unusual number of errors, both on student forms and in the Education Department’s eligibility calculations.

Two campuses, Harvard on the left and Caltech on the right, separated by a white line
Two campuses, Harvard on the left and Caltech on the right, separated by a white line

Harvard and Caltech Restore Test Requirements

April 12, 2024

The decisions, announced hours apart, came more than a year before their temporary policies were set to expire—and after a wave of similar decisions by their competitors.