Admissions

When a college closes or decides not to admit a full freshman class, the admissions ecosystem changes.

What does it mean when application deadlines keep getting moved back, asks Jim Jump.

Terri Givens writes that watching her son go through the application process gives her new worries about those who don't have access to information and guidance on the process.

Political environment and improved job market are discouraging potential applicants, survey finds.

Top officials at research institutions make case for long-term funding deal and say the effects of the shutdown will last for weeks or months.

Two prominent researchers say some selective colleges have responded to pressure to hit national benchmarks for enrolling low-income students -- in ways that hurt other needy students who are equally academically worthy.

The evidence is mixed on their impact, writes Jim Jump.