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Quick Takes

6,000 Student Visas Revoked

The State Department has revoked 6,000 student visas so far this year, Fox News reported along with The Washington Post...
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Global International Students in U.S.

More Barriers on the Horizon for International Students

Advocates worry the Trump administration is planning to end a long-standing policy that allows international students to stay in the U.S. until their studies are complete.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

The Common App at 50

The organization that started with 15 private colleges now has more than 1,100 participating institutions. But closing equity gaps remains a top priority.

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Quick Takes

ED Clarifies What Race-Based Admissions Data Must Be Reported

The Trump administration released further details on its order for colleges to supply more racially disaggregated admissions data and wants...
Opinion
Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

How to Read a Memo

The AG’s memo offers a glimpse into the unconscious (or at least unspoken) assumptions animating the administration.

By Matt Reed

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Quick Takes

Anti–Affirmative Action Group Settles With Military Academies

Students for Fair Admissions, the organization that successfully fought to end race-conscious admissions practices, settled with two military academies that...
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Quick Takes

Study: Eliminating Testing Requirements Can Boost Student Diversity

The percentage of underrepresented minority students increased in some cases after universities stopped requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores...
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Admissions Traditional-Age

How Colleges Use Geography to Recruit Students

The long-standing practice of geographic recruitment is now under scrutiny by the Trump administration, which claims it can be unlawfully used as a proxy for race.