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International Student Arrivals Drop 19%
Some experts note that the entry data contradicts enrollment increases shown in SEVIS data—while others say the declines are even more extreme than the arrivals data indicates.
Scholarship Providers Say Data-Sharing Confusion Delays Awards
Changes to the FAFSA complicated what data colleges can share and with whom. Scholarship providers say it’s made their jobs harder and delayed awards to students.
The Costs Students Don’t See Coming—and Why They Matter
New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.
Admissions Essays Written by AI Are Generic and Easy to Spot
Colleges and Universities Must Pursue Every Legal Path to Ensure Diverse Student Bodies
They should continue to consider socioeconomic and geographic indicators in admissions, eight state attorneys general write.
Institutions, Faculty Oppose Plan to Limit Foreign Students’ Time in U.S.
Commenters from across numerous sectors say they fear that the new rule, which would require international students to get extensions to stay in the U.S. more than four years, would be a barrier for the vast majority of students.
White House Floats Compact for Preferential Treatment
Advocates condemned the proposal, which asked nine universities to overhaul admissions, hiring and speech policies and to suppress criticism of conservatives in exchange for more federal money.
Is This the Moment for Tuition Resets?
One Washington university is addressing families’ growing desire for cost transparency by slashing tuition in half. Such resets haven’t always worked, but some think they may become the new normal.