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The Week in Admissions News
The new Common App launches; University of Virginia threads the needle on legacy preferences in admissions; Virginia Tech vows to end not just legacy preferences but also early decision; Wake Forest offers first-gen students an early-action option.
U.S. Panel Wants Higher Ed Accreditors to ‘Step Up’
Report says current rules set inconsistent and sometimes inadequate expectations regarding student achievement, but it stops short of suggesting “bright-line” standards for agencies.
Conference Reshuffling Adds to Instability in Big-Time Sports
Five universities leave the Pacific-12 for other leagues, leaving behind just four peers. Leaders insist institutional “stability,” not money, drives their moves.
Scaling Up: Peer-Learning Program Grows Across Colleges
Western Illinois University will expand its academic peer support program for STEM students across campuses and partner with a local community college to launch the program there as well.
Cal State 2025 Graduation Rate Goals Lagging
For First Time, U.S. Releases Data on Student Basic Needs
Researchers long wanted a federal data set to back up their own work and make it known that college students suffer from hunger and homelessness.
Israeli University Leaders Walk Tightrope Over Knesset Vote
Institutional leaders say a vote curbing Supreme Court powers has forced them to speak out, but they must still consider pro-government faculty and staff as the state heads for civil strife.
Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays
Some say failing to teach law students to use artificial intelligence is “malpractice,” but the role ChatGPT should have in law school admissions is unclear.