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The FAFSA Change Behind Colleges’ Pell Progress
Colleges are touting big boosts in Pell recipients this fall, made possible by the new FAFSA’s revised eligibility requirements. Does that mean they have more low-income students?
Is the Fix In?
A lawsuit accusing the College Board of colluding with colleges to inflate prices raises ethical questions, including about the role of noncustodial parents, Jim Jump writes.
With $132 Million Gift, Washington and Lee to Go Need-Blind
Falling Demand Quashes Hopes for British Enrollment Growth
Universities will struggle to grow their way out of current financial crisis as predictions of 350,000 more students by 2035 seen as unrealistic.
Report: USC Prioritized Wealthy Students as Walk-On Athletes
First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble
A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.
Rick Singer Leaves Prison and Plans to Resume College Counseling
How Hard Will Colleges Work for Racial Diversity?
Fall enrollment numbers suggest that achieving a racially diverse class isn’t impossible without affirmative action—but it is a lot harder, Jeff Strohl, Zachary Mabel and Kathryn Peltier Campbell write.