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Early-Decision, Early-Action Applications Fall
Despite record totals in the Ivies and other competitive colleges, they are dropping at most institutions.
The Growing Ithaca Resistance
The college wants to cut 116 full-time positions from its non-tenure-track faculty ranks, but alumni, students and professors are putting up a fight.
Better Than Before?
Large universities saw thousands of students infected last fall. Many of those institutions are doing better this time around.
The Week in Admissions News
Layoffs at the College Board; waiting for the ACT; 30th parent to plead guilty; AP testing; research on cheating; Biden's higher ed team; hate crimes and Black colleges.
Checking Social Media
A growing number of admissions officers believe it is "fair game" to scope out students' feeds, survey finds.
Less Pomp, More Circumstance
Colleges have begun announcing their 2021 commencement plans. A few institutions are planning to hold in-person celebrations, but those plans are widely dependent on the state of the pandemic.
Academic Minute: Campaign Finance Reform
Today on the Academic Minute: David Primo, professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, wonders...
Donations Fuel Delaware State Acquisition Plans
Historic acquisition by an HBCU boosted by millions in gifts from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and the Longwood Foundation.