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Rights Chief Calls for ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Campus Diversity
Catherine Lhamon said Tuesday that the Supreme Court decision on race-conscious admissions is an opportunity to reconsider how colleges recruit and retain diverse classes.
Time to Get Real About Tuition
The high-tuition, high-discount model is no longer serving most private colleges—or higher education as a whole, David Bushman writes.
UC Santa Cruz’s Admissions Gamble
The university admitted a record number of students this year despite a tight local housing market. But in the end, officials expect to increase head count by only about 730 students.
The Week in Admissions News
The Education Department settles with five law schools over financial aid; a new report explores the role of California's Hispanic-serving community colleges; New College of Florida aims to lure students to a new Odyssey course with free books and food trucks.
The Next Iteration of Community College?
A new national, for-profit community college seeks to bring a promising but costly educational model to scale online.
2-Year College May Move to Penn State Campus
Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment.
Direct Admissions Boosts Applications, but Not Enrollment
Large-scale study finds that guaranteeing free, simplified admission increases college applications from minoritized, low-income and first-gen students, but cost still deters them from enrolling.