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Getting In Was Not the Hard Part

Why SAT scores still miss the point.

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Newsom Vetoes Bill on Colleges Hiring Undocumented Students

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed legislation that would’ve generally allowed students to work at public colleges and universities...
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Campus Tours Have Never Been Bigger

As it becomes increasingly evident that getting a student to visit campus is one of the best ways to convince them to enroll, colleges are overhauling their tours.

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Washington Wants More Race Data From Colleges: Here’s What the Numbers Will Miss

How the numbers are interpreted—and by whom, and for what end—will matter a great deal.

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Share of Low-Income High School Grads Going to College Sees Modest Increase

New data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center also highlights completion rates for the last students whose college experience was interrupted by COVID-19.

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Many HBCUs Thrive as Other Institutions Struggle to Enroll Enough Students

The enrollment growth has been accompanied by growing pains, leaders say, as they figure out how to house, feed and teach more students.

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Legacy Preferences Have Declined but Persist at Highly Selective Colleges

The number of institutions that give applicants a boost if their parents graduated from the same college or university has...
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Asbury Will Stop Taking Federal Loans

The change is mission-driven, according to the seminary’s president. It comes as a federal earnings test turns up the heat on theological colleges, which train their students to enter largely low-paying, service-oriented jobs.