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Admissions Traditional-Age

Despite Affirmative Action Ban, ‘Business as Usual’ for Applicants

A new study found that across racial groups and achievement levels, applicants’ behavior was largely unaffected by the landmark Supreme Court ruling.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Affirmative Action Fallout Sours Donor Relations

The University of Missouri system is removing racial criteria from endowed scholarships, saying they run afoul of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. Donors feel disrespected—and some may be ready to go to court.

Quick Takes

Stanford Reinstates Testing Requirement

Stanford University will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, ending four years of a test-optional policy put...
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Students Financial Aid

Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco

The botched rollout of the new federal aid form is more than just a policy failure. It’s a human crisis. Inside Higher Ed’s “Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco” tells the story of the students behind the numbers.

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Opinion
Views

Denied? That Top College Lied

Test scores matter more than elite colleges let on, David Blobaum writes.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Turning Students’ College Intentions Into Enrollments

A new survey from Art & Science Group suggests colleges should invest in cultivating recent high school grads who have considered a 4-year degree but not followed through.

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Workplace Staff Issues

‘The Last Straw’ for Weary Financial Aid Officers

Financial aid offices have been overworked and understaffed since the pandemic. Now the FAFSA fiasco has put some in crisis mode.

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Student Success Academic Life

Report: Grade Inflation Highlighted in Developmental Course Placement

A new study from ACT finds students who completed high school during the COVID-19 pandemic were placed in developmental courses more often, despite holding similar GPAs to their peers who entered college before 2019.