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The Week in Admissions News
A blogger's perspective; accidental admissions; higher education's challenges; dormitories and race; LGBTQ inclusion in athletics.
A Great Admissions Year, for Some
For the most selective colleges, 2021 is pretty perfect in admissions. For everyone else, that remains to be seen.
A Competitive Year for Grad Students
Graduate programs in business, law and medicine are seeing high application volume, as are some programs in psychology, philosophy and economics.
Opinion
Colleges Must Change
Student demands will force them to reassess their strategies, writes Nick Ducoff.
The Week in Admissions News
State funding models; push on dining services; potential M.B.A. students; Vermont bars out-of-state students from getting vaccinated.
Holding a College Budget Hostage Over Planned Parenthood
North Dakota lawmakers are seriously considering a bill that would punish institutions -- financially and otherwise -- for partnering with an abortion provider, even to administer a successful sex ed program that has nothing to do with abortion.
Another Uncertain Admissions Cycle for International Students
With many consulates not having resumed regular visa processing, and with travel bans in place for many countries, would-be international students face logistical hurdles in getting to the U.S. this fall.
Opinion
Confronting a Cascading Crisis
Higher education must help ensure that K-12 students, after a year of school closures and other significant challenges, don’t fall irreparably behind, writes Sian L. Beilock.