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Waiting Lists: What to Expect
Some predict the worst year ever, but others say that waiting lists may primarily be a factor at highly competitive colleges.
Loosening Restrictions
As states open up, colleges and universities plan for more in-person classes and large graduations.
Rutgers Will Require Students to Get Vaccine
New Jersey university may be the first to require COVID vaccination. In mandating the vaccines, which are approved under the FDA's emergency authorization process, colleges are breaking new ground.
Low-Income High Schools Shut Out
Unprecedented declines in college enrollment among new high school graduates appeared last fall. Drops were especially steep for graduates of low-income high schools.
Freshmen and Learning Loss
This year has left some high school students unengaged. How can colleges prepare?
Hiring Booms
Defying trends away from tenure, Ohio State and Syracuse will add more than 400 new tenure-track faculty members in the coming years.
Higher Ed's Parachute
Institutions are set to get a lot of money from the latest stimulus. What are they going to spend it on?
Desperate for Spring Break, Settling for Less
Most colleges and universities replaced spring break with scattered "wellness days" students could take off. The intent was to discourage travel during the pandemic, but students who stayed put found the replacement options less than satisfying.