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Few Positives in Final Fall Enrollment Numbers
Community colleges saw the largest enrollment declines this fall. Matriculation by first-time freshmen also fell sharply.
Opinion
Career Exploration in College
Essays on how colleges can do more to help undergraduates explore careers while ensuring that their educations are relevant to the job market.
Low-Income Community College Students Most Likely to Cancel Plans
The pandemic is widening equity gaps as more low-income students and students of color leave higher ed.
For-Profit Chain's Bankruptcy Grinds to an End
The bankruptcy case began in 2014 after Anthem parent FCC Holdings Inc. was accused of predrawing federal financial aid dollars based on unsubstantiated enrollment projections.
Free College Turned ‘Middle-Dollar’ Scholarship
A proposed free tuition scholarship for New Mexico went through several changes in the Legislature. Experts say some of the changes are good, but others leave some students behind.
Temple Fined $700,000 in Rankings Scandal
Education Department says the university's business school lied to U.S. News repeatedly -- to gain No. 1 spot in online rankings and to attract students.
Not-So-Fait Accompli
University of Vermont says announced cuts to the liberal arts are happening. The faculty says otherwise. The bigger story: how universities are seizing on COVID-19 to push through long-desired curricular and staffing reforms.
M.B.A. Admissions: Newly Flexible
Schools are waiving testing requirements, dropping application fees and extending application deadlines.