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A football player in a red jersey and helmet throws a football across a field of other players as a crowd looks on
A football player in a red jersey and helmet throws a football across a field of other players as a crowd looks on

Seeking an Enrollment Hail Mary, Small Colleges Look to Athletics

December 4, 2023

As enrollment challenges compound for small liberal arts colleges, some are betting big on new athletics programs, hoping they’ll result in new tuition revenue.

A woman in a cap and gown going up the stairs
A woman in a cap and gown going up the stairs

College Completion Rates Remain Stagnant

November 30, 2023

After years of incremental but steady growth, six-year completion rates have been at a standstill since 2020. Is pandemic hangover to blame, or something bigger?

A man in a red shirt talks to a man in a black shirt in a high school hallway
A man in a red shirt talks to a man in a black shirt in a high school hallway

Recruiting to Campuses Far, Far Away

November 28, 2023

Demographic shifts and funding woes have led a diverse and growing array of colleges to hire recruiters who live and work hundreds of miles from campus. Is it worth it?

Three Black people touch the names on a slave memorial.
Three Black people touch the names on a slave memorial.

Affirmative Action Is Dead. How About Reparations?

November 27, 2023

As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions.

A columned brick campus hall surrounded by trees
A columned brick campus hall surrounded by trees
Students in masks and with Palestinian flags gather on an urban college campus
Students in masks and with Palestinian flags gather on an urban college campus

Columbia Altered Protest Policy Before Suspending Pro-Palestinian Groups

November 17, 2023

Administrators, who cited alleged violations of the policies in acting against the groups, confirm they made the changes unilaterally.

Students walk down the sidewalk on a tree-lined college campus
Students walk down the sidewalk on a tree-lined college campus

Early Application Data Are Rosy, if Complex

November 16, 2023

Applications this fall rose 41 percent over pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by a big upswing in minority applicants, according to preliminary data from the Common App.