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An aerial photo of the Bennington Battle Monument, a 306-foot obelisk.
Opinion

Late Decision: Admissions Innovation or Gimmick?

Jim Jump breaks down Bennington’s College new “late decision” option.

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Wellesley Surpasses $100K Sticker Price

Undergraduate tuition at the all-women’s college this fall is $100,541, including indirect costs. Officials emphasize most students don’t pay full price due to generous financial aid.

A photo of the Widener Library at Harvard University.

Trump Opens Review of Harvard’s Grants and Contracts

The president’s antisemitism task force will carry out a “comprehensive” investigation that follows the same playbook it used for a review at Columbia University.

A collection of pennants for 18 different universities arranged pleasingly into a wheel-like design.
Opinion

Yes, Students Still Want to Go to College

Despite the doom and gloom, the data shows strong demand from students for college—let’s help them get there, Bill DeBaun writes.

The U.C. Berkeley campus sits empty on July 22, 2020, in Berkeley, Calif.

DOJ Admissions Probe Targets California Colleges

The Trump administration is investigating four California universities for allegedly considering race in admissions, three decades after the state banned affirmative action at public institutions.

Person holding a FAFSA form in front of a shredder.

Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?

The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.

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Meet the Class of 2029

The CIRP Freshman Survey highlights the growing diversity of incoming college students, the pressures of paying for college, increased mental health concerns and, for the first time, how state policies factor into college choice.

Holding a magnifying glass over Arizona State University, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin at Madison and Ithaca College.

Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination

The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a small postgraduate recruitment partnership.