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Buzzy UCSD Math Readiness Report Failed to Mention Calculator Ban
Instead, the authors pinned the change on COVID-19 and an increase in low-income student enrollments. It’s unclear whether they knew about the calculator policy change.
‘What’d I Miss?’ The Past Half Decade of Dual Enrollment and Early College
Watch this growing space in higher ed.
National Institute on Transfer Finds a New Home
After fears of closure, NISTS—a repository for the study of transfer students—is relocating to the University of South Carolina.
The Challenges Rural Students Face After Admission
Since 2016, many colleges have stepped up recruitment of rural students—but do they know the academic, cultural and financial barriers many face after admission?
Closing a University, Saving a Special Program
When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.
Ensign College Goes All In on 3-Year Degrees
The college, which is part of the Mormon church’s educational system, was approved to offer three-year degrees two and a half years ago. Now, all 10 of its majors will be available in a reduced-credit format.
AI Tutoring and the Cost of Convenience
Despite its many strengths, AI tutoring is no substitute for relationally rich peer-led tutoring programs.
New Data Offers Portrait of Self-Supported Transfer Students
Financially independent transfer applicants are more likely to be first-generation college students, and have greater financial need and more complex academic backgrounds than their peers, according to new data from the Common App.