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Promise Provides Enrollment Boost
Tennessee Promise drives dramatic increases in freshman enrollments at the state's two-year institutions.
Defending Affirmative Action
Dozens of higher education groups urge Supreme Court to continue to allow colleges to consider race in admissions. Arguments focus on institutional autonomy.
Opinion
Two Steps to a Saner, Sounder Admissions Process
We must make structural changes across thousands of colleges, Carol Barash argues -- not just rely on the good intentions of a privileged few.
SAT's Racial Impact
Study finds that for applicants to U of California, race and ethnicity now influence scores more than family income and parental education levels. Could findings change debate over affirmative action?
Opinion
A Parade of Horribles?
Why do admissions professionals engage in certain practices that some people question? W. Kent Barnds provides some answers.
Coalition Backlash
More than 100 college counselors at Jesuit high schools urge group seeking to reform admissions process to rethink its plans and push back scheduled start for new system.
A Nuanced Look at (Some) 2-Year Students
Study finds significant variation in academic preparation of traditional-age students at different community colleges, and seeks to explain graduation rate gap between 2- and 4-year colleges.
Coalition of the Willing or the Wealthy?
Admissions leaders are divided about effort by leading colleges to offer new application and create platform for high school students to prepare for higher education and document their work.