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The Key: Voice of Student Success title card featuring John Fink,Senior Research Associate and Program Lead at the Community College Research Center and Josh Wyner, Executive Director of the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute.

Transfer Isn’t Supposed to Be This Hard

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, Aspen’s Josh Wyner and CCRC’s John Fink discuss how colleges can help more community college students transfer and earn bachelor’s degrees.

Rowers glide along the Charles River near Harvard University's Newell Boathouse.

New Paper Takes Aim at ‘Meritocratic’ Admissions Policies

Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else?

An illustration of a nighttime illuminated map showing North America and parts of Europe, Africa and South America with the United States blacked out.

New Student Visas Dropped 23% in 2025

Countries impacted by Trump’s travel ban are among those with the fewest student visas issued in 2025, though China and India, typically the two largest suppliers of international students to the U.S., were also hit hard.

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Common App Adds 19 Colleges to Direct Admissions Program

Starting in September, 234 colleges will begin reaching out to first-generation and low- and middle-income students with proactive college admissions...
A closeup of an H-1B visa.

Trump Administration Proposes New H-1B Visa Fee

After a federal court struck down the Trump administration’s effort to levy a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications...
An illustration of a hammer smashing a visa.

How New Visa Limits Are Already Affecting Colleges

Fifteen colleges, universities and university systems submitted testimony explaining how the rule, which allows international students to stay in the U.S. for only four years without an extension, is already impacting their campuses.

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International Applications Dropped 10% This Year

Data from Common App shows increases from low-income student applicants, Black applicants and applicants from small towns.

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How UGA Made Submitting Transcripts Simpler

Starting this application cycle, Georgia students applying to their state’s flagship will no longer have to manually enter courses and grades. Administrators say the improvement was simple, but maybe not easily replicable.