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For-profit Pittsburgh Career Institute closes suddenly, citing ACICS shutdown
The institution said the Education Department’s decision to pull its accreditor’s recognition led to its demise.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 23, 2022 -
What changed in 2 years since Grinnell said it would try no-loan financial aid
Fewer students need to work on campus, the Iowa institution says. The no-loan policy comes as applications have spiked and its admit rate falls.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 22, 2022 -
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TrendlineEnrollment and Retention
A look at the pandemic's continuing impact on enrollment and how colleges can ensure students stay on course.
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Number of college applicants sending admissions scores hasn’t rebounded, report says
Data from the Common App shows far fewer students are providing entrance exam scores than before the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 21, 2022 -
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More law schools reject U.S. News list, but publication pledges to keep ranking ‘regardless of whether schools agree’
Berkeley, Columbia and Georgetown law schools joined a roster of institutions rejecting the rankings that started Wednesday with Yale and Harvard.
By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 18, 2022 -
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Illinois university to stop teaching at Wisconsin branch campus due to falling enrollment
A dearth of graduate students prompted Aurora University to wind down classes at its George Williams College campus. The site still has a conference center.
By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 17, 2022 -
Yale, Harvard law schools drop out of U.S. News rankings, saying they undermine legal profession’s tenets
The Ivy League schools’ rejection adds fuel to an already-raging debate about the rankings' validity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 16, 2022 -
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Common App expands program that offers automatic admission to students
Fourteen colleges are now participating in the pilot, which comes as direct admissions grows in popularity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Nov. 17, 2022 -
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Northwestern responds to tech sector layoffs by easing MBA admissions
The Kellogg School of Management is waiving the GMAT requirement for laid-off IT workers.
By Matt Ashare • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions
At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 15, 2022 -
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Sponsored by FedEx OfficeDriving enrollment with multisensory experiences
As colleges and universities compete for a shrinking pool of students, a promising antidote to invisibility and irrelevance lies in time-tested strategies favored by viral brands: using the five senses to create experiences students will cherish, remember and favor.
Nov. 14, 2022 -
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Roughly a third of medical schools have DEI incentives for employees, report finds
Two-thirds of surveyed schools have a plan to diversify faculty recruitment, but less than half of promotion and tenure policies reward faculty DEI work.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 14, 2022 -
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New international student enrollment surged 80% last year
Increases continued this fall as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease, according to a survey of more than 600 U.S. higher education institutions.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 14, 2022 -
Why so many colleges have been resetting their tuition
Colby-Sawyer College is reducing its prices by 60% so tuition more accurately reflects what students pay. Other institutions are doing the same.
By Lilah Burke • Nov. 8, 2022 -
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Deep DiveWomen’s colleges are going co-ed to survive. Does it threaten their missions?
The number of women's colleges has dwindled, raising questions about the best way to adapt to a changing enrollment and social climate.
By Lilah Burke • Nov. 7, 2022 -
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College leaders seek new enrollment, revenue sources in upcoming year, survey says
Declining enrollment is a top challenge for over half of respondents to a survey from consultancy BDO. Most were interested in spending, not cuts.
By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 4, 2022 -
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OpinionHow to fix segregation by college major and in the workforce
Two experts at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality outline ways to address growing racial and gender segregation by field of study.
By Laura Tatum and Natalia Cooper • Oct. 31, 2022 -
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It’s time for colleges to abandon legacy admissions, new research says
A report from think tank Education Reform Now shows a growing contingent of institutions are spurning the practice — though it’s still widespread.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 31, 2022 -
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Montclair State to acquire Bloomfield College next summer
The two New Jersey institutions have been working on a merger agreement after Bloomfield issued a public plea for help last year.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 27, 2022 -
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Bennington starts no-loan program for Vermont residents
Leaders at the private nonprofit college hope the new effort prompts more state residents to apply for admission.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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5 enrollment trends to keep an eye on for fall 2022
Although undergraduate and graduate enrollment are both down overall, HBCUs and online colleges saw notable increases.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 25, 2022 -
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Tuition sticker prices fell in 2022-23 after accounting for inflation, College Board report finds
New research also projects declines in net price after adjusting for inflation.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 24, 2022 -
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Q&AHow a “magical alignment” let one university quickly launch widespread student equity measures
Northern Arizona University developed and launched an initiative that broke down its biggest obstacles for student access — in eight months.
By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 21, 2022 -
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Broad racial and ethnic categories don’t cut it for colleges, Common App data suggests
Federal racial and ethnic categories obscure key details for college admissions and student support, analysis shows.
By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 17, 2022 -
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77% of adults think it would be hard to pay for college, according to survey
Community colleges were viewed as the most affordable higher education option, ahead of vocational and certificate programs, Morning Consult finds.
By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 12, 2022 -
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Opinion4 more insights from a mom and a marketer
The executive director of communications and marketing at Central College, in Iowa, shares more of what she learned from her child’s college search.
By Denise Lamphier • Oct. 10, 2022
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