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What High School Students Say They Seek in a College
Academic matters come first, but financial issues aren't far behind, federal data show. And location matters.
New International Enrollments Are Down Again
The number of new international students fell by 6.6 percent in fall 2017, and the decline appears to be continuing this fall, according to new data.
Another College Ends Ban on Transfer Students
CUNY's honors college admits transfer students for first time.
$1.8 Billion to Make Johns Hopkins Need-Blind
Michael Bloomberg makes largest gift in history of American higher education, seeking to change the way his alma mater does admissions … "forever." He challenges other colleges as well.
A Very Controversial Idea
Scholars will launch interdisciplinary journal that allows authors to publish under pseudonyms, citing recent threats against polarizing academics. Some like the idea, while posing practical and ethical objections.
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Employers Want Liberal Arts Grads
New study says the evolving economy creates a greater need for their skills, but that many colleges could do better at thinking about what graduates can do and helping them translate that into jobs.
New Data on Admissions: Criteria That Matter, Early Decision and More
"State of College Admission" finds colleges focus more on academics than personal characteristics and value first-generation status over race/ethnicity.