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'Babar in the Room'

Faculty parents are once again being asked to perform a miracle: Get their students and their own kids through the semester in one piece. Does it have to be this way?

Nervous Freshmen, Nervous Colleges

Survey finds that 40 percent of incoming freshmen at four-year colleges are likely or highly likely not to attend. Data are even worse for minority students.
Opinion

Look at the Numbers

A review of the demographic changes should motivate everyone in higher education, writes Frank Lamas.

ACT's Leader Takes Charge in Difficult Time

She insists there is high demand to take the test. And she vows improved communication with test-takers.
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Making Test-Optional Admissions Real

More than 400 colleges issue joint statement drafted by NACAC.
Opinion

Kill the SAT, Ignore the Rankings, Stop Obsessing Over Elite Colleges

Focus instead on finding great colleges that your children can afford, writes Susan F. Paterno.

The Week in Admissions News

Trump and student loans, tuition-free terms, liability waivers, FAFSA simplification, aid for undocumented students.
Opinion

University Research: A Time of Disparate Change

During the pandemic, the research ecosystem has undergone a complex transformation, which will necessitate a multifaceted response, write Peter Schiffer and Jay Walsh.