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Low-Income High Schools Shut Out
Mar 25, 2021
Unprecedented declines in college enrollment among new high school graduates appeared last fall. Drops were especially steep for graduates of low-income high schools.

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Survey on student transfer finds both progress and finger pointing

Student transfer is an increasing priority for officials at two- and four-year colleges alike, but they blame each other for flaws in the process. Experts want them to focus on the students' needs.

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Fall college enrollment declined more among graduates of low-income high schools than wealthy high schools
March 25, 2021

Unprecedented declines in college enrollment among new high school graduates appeared last fall. Drops were especially steep for graduates of low-income high schools.

Why colleges are racing to tell students they’ll be open in person this fall
March 12, 2021

Colleges trumpet fall plans in recent weeks because they feel they need to share concrete information with prospective students. Good vaccine news helps, too.

New report suggests wide-ranging declines in transfer
December 22, 2020

Student mobility fell steeply this year as colleges dealt with other enrollment challenges.

More high school graduates through 2025, but pool still shrinks afterward
December 15, 2020

Rising graduation rates mean more high schoolers receiving diplomas than previously expected as classes diversify rapidly. But by the mid-2020s, class sizes start shrinking.

What do new projections of high school graduates mean for colleges and universities?
December 15, 2020

Colleges will need to adjust to a shrinking, diversifying pool of traditional college-aged students in the near future. What will they need to do to be ready?

Students' admission rescinded in response to racist online speech
June 5, 2020

Incoming and current college students are being reported to their universities for racist speech on social media related to national discussions on police brutality and racial injustice.

Amid a pandemic, May 1 -- National College Decision Day -- means less than ever this year
May 1, 2020

With hundreds of colleges extending their deposit deadlines due to the pandemic, May 1 means less than ever this year.

University of California faculty decline to endorse test-optional admissions
February 4, 2020

The University of California's Academic Senate declines to endorse test-optional admissions policies for the system.

The recent case at Harvard University reinforces the need for holistic admissions (opinion)
November 12, 2019

The lesson of the recent case at Harvard University is that colleges and universities must do more to fully recognize their students as whole people, writes Margaret M. Chin.

New first-time graduate school enrollments are way up for ethnic minorities
October 8, 2019

New graduate school enrollments continue to fall among international students, but underrepresented U.S. minority enrollments are way up.

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