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Do Algorithms Lead Admissions in the Wrong Direction?
Do they result in colleges filling their classes but not giving enough aid for a student to succeed?
Thinking About Thanksgiving
Some colleges are planning to shift instruction online after the Thanksgiving vacation, but far fewer are doing so than last year when COVID-19 vaccinations were not yet available.
The Week in Admissions News
Protest over legacy preferences; free application for aid; progress with vaccine mandates; Pell Grant taxability; impact of student debt on lawyers; antigay policies.
Drew Takes Unusual Approach to Filling Classes
If students regret not applying or enrolling this fall, it will still let them.
NACAC Broadens Its Mission
Admissions group’s new goal: “Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy and community.”
New Programs: Dietetics, Chiropractic Education, Nursing, Data Analytics, Sports Analytics
Buffalo State College, of the State University of New York, has a new master’s degree in dietetics. Campbellsville University is...
Will Higher Ed Feel the Effects of a Federal Shutdown?
There’s still time for lawmakers to avoid shutting down the federal government, but if they can’t do it, higher education shouldn’t have much to worry about -- as long as the shutdown doesn’t last too long.
Academic Minute: English Professors Study More Than Books
Today on the Academic Minute: Amy Lueck, associate professor of rhetoric and composition at Santa Clara University, discusses some of...