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A Trans Admission Advantage?
Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.
How the End of Affirmative Action Is Affecting Indigenous Students
Native American student enrollments had already been falling for at least a decade. Last year’s Supreme Court ruling may be making matters worse.
Can Utah’s Enrollment Boom Stave Off Budget Cuts?
Enrollment jumped by historic margins at Utah’s public universities this fall. State lawmakers, anticipating future declines, want to cut spending anyway.
A Record-Setting Year for Tennessee Promise
Republicans Could Abolish the Education Department. How Might That Work?
Trump and his allies want to dismantle the 45-year-old agency. But doing so would be more complicated than they say.
Is the ‘College for All’ Movement Ending?
Ben Wildavsky and Richard Whitmire write that something ominous may be behind declines in freshman enrollments.
New Cal State Campaign Will Emphasize Postgraduation Success
Since 2009, the massive university system has run Graduation Initiatives. The latest likely won’t meet its goals. Now leaders plan to emphasize what happens to students after they earn degrees.