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A Plan to Kill High School Transcripts … and Transform College Admissions

More than 100 elite private high schools aim to replace traditional transcripts with competency-based, nonstandardized documents -- with no grades. They plan to expand to public high schools, with goal of completely changing how students are evaluated.

Defying the Odds on Yield

Free tuition in New York State was supposed to make it impossible for places like Nazareth College to build a class. Yet the private college's yield is up and it will enroll a larger class this fall, without increasing the discount rate.

How Far Is Too Far in Admissions Marketing?

Experts consider how colleges can differentiate themselves from their competitors -- without trash-talking.

Success With Fee-Free Applications

Bowdoin, CUNY and Trinity of Connecticut all see gains from key shift for this admissions cycle.

Making Marquette More Diverse

To attract Latino students, university links to a network of Catholic high schools, builds transfer relationships with community colleges, and adds Spanish-speaking staffers.

Diminishing Returns for Tuition Discounting

Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student decreased after unrestricted tuition discount rates hit 28.7 percent.

Court: Deep Springs Can Admit Women

An unusually small and rigorous college has been trying to become coeducational since 2011. A California appeals court might make that possible.

Crackdown on For-Profit Law Schools

In the wake of federal criticism of its accreditation standards, the American Bar Association sanctions another for-profit law school.