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The Solutions to College Completion Challenges Start in K–12
We need to treat college readiness as a system (re)design issue.
DOJ Finds That UC Davis Medical School Considers Race in Admissions
Are Wait Lists Getting Bigger?
New data from Niche aims to illuminate how many students were wait-listed this year, how many were admitted, and how many actually switched from where they’d put a deposit down.
Tens of Millions of Adults Want to Go to College
3 Questions for MIT’s Peter Hirst
A conversation with the senior associate dean for executive education.
What Do We Know About Who Isn’t Reporting Race on College Applications?
Two admissions cycles into the post–affirmative action landscape, researcher James Murphy is trying to understand the somewhat-confusing surge in students who decline to share their race when they apply to college.
DOJ Investigates 15 More Med Schools, Alleging Race-Based Admissions
The Justice Department has yet to name the latest institutions accused of violating civil rights law in assembling their med school classes. Critics say the administration is misreading the law—and that diverse classes lead to better doctors.
New PSLF Rules Break Promise to Borrowers
Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness should not change across administrations.