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A Practice Week on Campus as a College Student
The University of Nevada, Reno, requires new students to attend classes and participate in workshops prior to starting the term. The intervention has reduced equity gaps and ensured students are college ready.
State-Imposed Tuition Freezes Come With Unintended Costs for Students
A new report argues that efforts by state lawmakers to cap or freeze college tuitions can actually come at a cost for students.
Late Decision: Admissions Innovation or Gimmick?
Jim Jump breaks down Bennington’s College new “late decision” option.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.