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A comprehensive new study found that the socioeconomic makeup of highly selective colleges is roughly the same as it was a century ago, even as access to higher education has exploded.

The federal aid form could officially launch this week. Hopes for a smooth financial aid cycle, and the Education Department’s chance at redemption, are on the line.

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

Stricter Christian colleges seem to be experiencing enrollment increases as religious families become more wary of secular institutions.

India overtook China as the top source of foreign students in the U.S. last year, marking a boom in interest from the Global South and a shift to graduate programs.