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Three Black people touch the names on a slave memorial.
Three Black people touch the names on a slave memorial.

Affirmative Action Is Dead. How About Reparations?

November 27, 2023

As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions.

A columned brick campus hall surrounded by trees
A columned brick campus hall surrounded by trees
Students in masks and with Palestinian flags gather on an urban college campus
Students in masks and with Palestinian flags gather on an urban college campus

Columbia Altered Protest Policy Before Suspending Pro-Palestinian Groups

November 17, 2023

Administrators, who cited alleged violations of the policies in acting against the groups, confirm they made the changes unilaterally.

Students walk down the sidewalk on a tree-lined college campus
Students walk down the sidewalk on a tree-lined college campus

Early Application Data Are Rosy, if Complex

November 16, 2023

Applications this fall rose 41 percent over pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by a big upswing in minority applicants, according to preliminary data from the Common App.

An orange map of the world with arrows from countries to a campus building in the U.S.
An orange map of the world with arrows from countries to a campus building in the U.S.

A ‘Near-Record’ International Student Surge

November 13, 2023

U.S. enrollment of international students surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2022–23, fueled by sharp upticks from India and Africa. Will the trend continue?

A college campus
A college campus