Student Success and Retention

High marks for HBCUs: The 50 colleges that are the best academic stewards for students

Changing the dynamics on rankings, AcademicInfluence uses a new algorithm to measure institutional support.

Colleges start to unveil fall 2022 acceptance rates amid big application spikes

Several institutions also reveal how well they've done in meeting diversity targets in admissions pools.

Yes, COVID-19 dashboards can still be very valuable to college leaders

An updated and streamlined display for students and employees, like Princeton's, can help when pivots need to occur.

Is MIT an outlier in bringing back test scores or are other colleges following its lead?

It’s dean of admission can’t explain the ‘why’ in the university’s decision, but it is based on the math.

Strengthening recruitment and enrollment strategies for the long haul

Four approaches that can help reverse enrollment slides and prop up recruitment in higher education.

Ditching their legacies, colleges and universities embrace switch to Cloud

Costly but necessary, institutions know that to remain competitive and secure, they must invest in newer systems.

Biden’s Double Pell promises are lofty, but will they pass in FY2023 budget?

The Administration also wants to give more help to HBCUs and MSIs, as well as improve career pathways.

22 Black community colleges are teaming up to improve student success

A first-of-its-kind network of 22 historically and predominantly Black community colleges has banded together to develop new initiatives to improve their students' career and economic prospects.

Except for Cornell, universities not seeing major spikes in COVID from BA.2 variant yet

Case counts are rising in several states, but most institutions are keeping numbers down. Will student return change that?

This NCAA darling has a better story to tell: It’s in the top 1% for ROI

Small private Bryant University in Rhode Island is on the map after its tournament appearance, but it has been a standout for students seeking careers.

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