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The Program That Changed the University of Maine System's Fate
An online program has helped one small campus nearly double its enrollment over the past four years, a boon for a system long struggling to keep head count up.
Affirmative Action Gets Another Day in Court
Students for Fair Admissions sued the Naval Academy over its ongoing consideration of race in admissions, which the Supreme Court allowed in an exemption. The outcome could have broad implications.
How the SAT Shaped College Admissions
Author Nicholas Lemann discusses his new book on standardized testing and common misconceptions about the history and future of admissions exams.
To Test or Not to Test
Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.
Conservative and Exploring Colleges? The Heritage Foundation Has Ratings for You.
Another guide labeling higher education institutions has entered the arena. This one’s metrics include graduation rates, ROI … and DEI.
FAFSA Completion Gap Narrows to 2.5 Percent
Harvard Reports Drop in Black Student Enrollment
A Silver Lining for HBCUs in Affirmative Action’s Demise
Applications to historically Black colleges and universities surged last cycle, and enrollments are up this fall. Can the perennially underfunded institutions handle the influx?