The Week in Admissions News

Here are some of the recent news articles on admissions from Inside Higher Ed:

• New York State’s much-debated free public college tuition program received 21,000 applications in five days, a quick start even as many colleges project few students will receive aid from the effort.
• The University of Michigan rolled out a new program offering four years of free tuition for full-time in-state undergraduates with family incomes up to $65,000 per year.
• Adolescents who see widespread layoffs around them as they grow up are less likely to enroll in college -- even if no one in their family loses a job.
• A Scottish university has gained approval to offer degrees in the state of New York.