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Black, Hispanic, First-Gen Students Receive Shorter Letters of Recommendation
Even for the highest-achieving first-generation students, counselors were less likely to include details about things like intellectual promise and extracurricular activities.
Tuition Discounting Hits Another High
NACUBO’s latest study finds that colleges continue to charge students less than their listed sticker price at a rate surpassing prior records.
A Simple Tool Aims to Clarify College Cost
Economist Phil Levine developed his price calculator to help families understand the cost of a degree without deciphering complex aid formulas. Colleges are queuing up to use it.
Politics, ‘Belonging’ Drive College Choice
As higher ed’s place in the public imagination shifts rapidly, so is the way students think about where to go to college. Can enrollment offices keep up?
A Call for College Application Innovation
AI opens up new avenues to allow applicants to present themselves creatively, Brennan Barnard writes.
International Students Hit With Back-to-Back Orders
Trump issued two orders Wednesday night that could deal a major blow to international enrollment. One targets Harvard; the other restricts travel from more than a dozen countries, raising alarms across higher ed.
A Return to Racial Quotas in Admission?
The Trump administration seems to view “too many” Black and Hispanic students at a selective college as cause for suspicion, David Hawkins writes.
Vulnerable Students See College On-Ramps Pull Away
Summer bridge programs have long helped students from underrepresented backgrounds start their college journey. In the anti-DEI era, many institutions are quietly shifting focus.