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Where Is This Year’s Demographic Enrollment Data?
According to one researcher, far fewer selective colleges have posted the racial makeup of their incoming classes as compared to this time last year.
Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.
Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue
Reverse transfer—the practice of awarding associate degrees for credit earned in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree—is beneficial for colleges, state workforces and the vast some college, no credit population. Why do so few students opt in?
Normalize the Gap Year
The gap year model is due for a reset, and admissions professionals have a role in helping make that happen, Carol Langlois and Becky Mulholland write.
Colleges Push Back Against Trump’s Effort to Collect More Admissions Data
Institutions and advocates took issue with the proposal’s vague language and lack of privacy safeguards as well as the vast time and effort needed to collect the required data.
Trump’s Layoffs Gut Office of Postsecondary Ed
College-access advocates say that TRIO and other student support services will face major disruptions as a result.
Deciphering Trump’s Compact Invitation to All of Higher Ed
Facing the possibility that more colleges could reject its wide-ranging deal, the Trump administration opened up the offer to more institutions. Whether any will sign is unclear.
Can an Instant Price Estimator Help Students See Private Colleges as Affordable?
Amid debates about how to help families see past high sticker prices, 22 institutions are adopting a resource to instantly estimate costs based just on household income.