Admissions

New exclusive partnership between a New Jersey community college and a public university has upset officials at nearby institutions, who say the agreement may limit student choice.

A new entrant to the rankings offers some positive approaches, but more work must be done when it comes to providing students helpful information and supporting institutional improvement, writes Jamienne S. Studley.

“I just wonder how long we can go,” one faculty member at the financially struggling public university says.

A Kansas-based community college is expanding across state lines to help fill a shortage in helicopter and commercial airplane pilots.

City U of New York, Bowdoin and Trinity of Connecticut all move this month to drop the charges for low-income applicants.

Well-meaning administrators and faculty members have put processes into place that show little awareness of the hurdles students confront, says Bridget Burns.

American colleges and universities can't count on ever-increasing numbers of international students, panelists warn.

Admissions group calls on colleges to require recruiting agents to disclose their financial ties to those they are seeking to recruit.