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Harvard Reports Drop in Black Student Enrollment
Fourteen percent of Harvard University’s Class of 2028 identify as Black or African American, a drop of four percentage points...
FAFSA Completion Gap Narrows to 2.5 Percent
The number of students who filled out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now 2.5 percent behind the...
Boosting Transfer Ease, Success With New Initiatives
Transfer processes continue to impact student degree attainment. Read about how six colleges and universities are working to smooth out challenges.
A Silver Lining for HBCUs in Affirmative Action’s Demise
Applications to historically Black colleges and universities surged last cycle, and enrollments are up this fall. Can the perennially underfunded institutions handle the influx?
More Selective Colleges Report Diversity Dip
The University of Pennsylvania, along with Middlebury, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges, all reported a drop in the share of students...
Opinion
Why I Chose to Be a Financial Aid Administrator
Even in this most difficult of years, financial aid is my calling, Steven J. McDowell writes.
Brown Sees Steep Drop in Diversity of Incoming Class
The share of Black and Hispanic students in Brown University’s incoming Class of 2028 dropped by 10 percentage points since...
Common App Expands Direct Admissions
The Common App launched its direct admissions program for the 2024–25 application cycle yesterday with 116 partner institutions in 34...