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Student Success The College Experience

Meet the Success Professionals of the University of Dayton

Two longtime staff members serve as coaches, mentors and guides for 140 scholarship recipients every year, relying on their wealth of knowledge of the university to support students’ definitions of success.

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Admissions Traditional-Age

The Common App Enters an Uncommon Era

The start of this year’s application cycle was more momentous than usual, as colleges introduced new essay prompts and adjusted requirements for a post–affirmative action world.

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Students Retention

Overcrowded Middlebury Will Pay Students to Take Time Off

Middlebury lacks sufficient housing for all the students planning to attend this fall. After exhausting other options, the college plans to pay 30 students $10,000 each to stay away.

Students on University of South Carolina campus
Admissions Traditional-Age

Admitting the Top 10%, for Geographic Diversity

University of South Carolina to admit top 10 percent of students from the state’s public high schools. Texas did that when its colleges couldn’t consider race; South Carolina officials say that’s not their motivation.

Quick Takes

Alderson Broaddus Loses Degree-Granting Authority

Alderson Broaddus University has lost its state authorization to grant degrees, likely prompting a closure unless the small Baptist institution...
Students walk on campus at UCLA.
Students Academics

California Bill to Ease Transfer Stokes Controversy

Advocates say legislation would smooth access to University of California campuses. UC leaders say the approach is oversimplified.

Bar chart showing how much more borrowers from seven institutions owe five years after graduation
Government Student Aid Policy

New Data Show How Students Fare After Graduate School

At 24 institutions, students have accumulated more than $25 million in interest five years into repayment, while at one university, balances grew by $289 million.

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Student Success Academic Life

Program Launch: International Business Class Crosses Borders Virtually

Babson College partnered with Nord University to offer an intercultural learning opportunity for master’s students at both institutions starting next spring.