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Here’s how Louisiana now admits students into public colleges without the SAT or ACT
Officials are touting the new pathway for applicants, approved last week, as first of its kind in the U.S.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Sept. 2, 2022 -
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Last week’s big number: 8 million borrowers in line for automatic debt forgiveness
A recap of last week’s major higher ed news starts with President Joe Biden’s long-anticipated student debt relief plan.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Aug. 29, 2022 -
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Mixed reactions as ABA considers tossing LSAT mandate
Comments are pouring in from law professors, students and test prep companies as the association ponders chucking the exam requirement.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Aug. 26, 2022 -
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University of Wisconsin System mulls direct admissions
Regents weigh automatically admitting students using factors like GPA and course load, but can the state overcome decentralized high school data?
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 25, 2022 -
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Anxious parents want to hear directly from colleges as students decide where to enroll
Parents and guardians behave like consumers and have a heavy hand in their children’s pick for college, a new EAB report says.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 24, 2022 -
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College students who are parents face wide affordability gap, study finds
Parents making minimum wage must work 50-plus hours a week for tuition and child care. Colleges can help, but pay needs to rise, the Education Trust says.
By Lilah Burke • Aug. 19, 2022 -
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Report: Despite high completion, FAFSA ‘remains confusing’ for students and families
Three-quarters of those surveyed didn’t know the FAFSA application window starts in October, suggesting the need for building awareness.
By Naaz Modan • Aug. 19, 2022 -
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Price-fixing lawsuit against 568 Group of top-ranked universities can continue, judge rules
Plaintiffs' lawyer says he looks forward to taking depositions from university leaders.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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Last week’s big number: 40% of online officers foresee a hybrid instruction mix sticking for undergrads
A recap of last week’s major higher ed news begins with a look at a survey of chief online officers.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Aug. 15, 2022 -
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Education Department announces $5M in completion grants for HBCUs, other minority-serving institutions
Eligible colleges can receive up to $1 million for retention and other efforts.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 11, 2022 -
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What happened when the Common App offered college students proactive admission?
The organization began piloting a program last year admitting students to some institutions before they’d even applied. It says early results are promising.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2022 -
OpinionPresident Speaks: What Agnes Scott College learned about recreating in-person experiences online
The private women’s college prides itself on offering in-person experiences, but it had to switch gears during the early days of the pandemic.
By Leocadia I. Zak • Aug. 8, 2022 -
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Even interested students wonder: Is college a worthwhile investment?
A survey of students who've considered going to college finds more than half wonder if it's worth it. What can college leaders learn?
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 4, 2022 -
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New Jersey law creates gainful employment standards for career-oriented college programs
State regulators will calculate performance standards for these programs based on tuition rates and how much graduates earn.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 2, 2022 -
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Caltech won’t consider SAT and ACT scores through 2025
The top-ranked college is extending the prohibition, saying entrance exams had “little to no power” predicting student performance in some courses.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022 -
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Some highly selective private colleges enrolled more Black, Latinx, low-income students in fall 2021, new data shows
Despite isolated gains, underrepresented student enrollment stayed flat between fall 2020 and the next year, according to the College Board.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 1, 2022 -
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Eastern Gateway reverses course amid Pell Grant fight: No new free college students
Ohio community college can only use Pell funding for already-enrolled students amid questions of whether its free college program broke federal restrictions.
By Rick Seltzer • July 28, 2022 -
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Over 1,700 colleges won’t require SAT, ACT for fall 2023, up from same point last year
The latest number from FairTest trails a final count of more than 1,800 institutions in 2022's admissions cycle but tracks ahead of a tally from last July.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 27, 2022 -
Eastern Gateway says it can restart free college program after Pell Grant debate
After regulators last week said the program was illegal, the community college said it’s been told it can enroll new and returning students.
By Rick Seltzer • July 27, 2022 -
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OpinionHow higher ed collaboration helped a district streamline college opportunities
A superintendent shares how a partnership with Arizona State University expanded postsecondary opportunities with an automatic-entry program.
By Chad Gestson • July 27, 2022 -
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Online education's reputation jumps, survey says
Nearly half of adults equated online and in-person quality, a liberal think tank finds. But respondents largely said online education should cost less.
By Rick Seltzer • July 26, 2022 -
Pennsylvania university system aims to boost enrollment by 20%
A significant increase in state funding will help support the third phase of PASSHE’s redesign, which is underway.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 22, 2022 -
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Feds block free college program at Eastern Gateway Community College
College leaders disagree with the move, which calls into question the Ohio community college's financial viability.
By Rick Seltzer • July 21, 2022 -
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These policies can rescue stranded credits and help colleges retain students
A new report rounds up state and institutional policies designed to help students regain full access to their credits.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 20, 2022 -
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National University gets green light to merge with online graduate college
The nonprofit institution, which caters to working adults, is merging with Northcentral University and plans to focus on workforce training.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 18, 2022
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