Admissions

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many colleges and universities have suddenly needed to move online, and are under pressure to continue to deliver high-quality teaching and learning in a remote environment. Traditionally, deploying a cloud-based LMS can require many weeks or months, which is too much time in the current crisis for any institutions requiring […]

A growing number of colleges and universities have gone test-optional, dropping requirements for SAT and ACT standardized test scores as the coronavirus outbreak hinders students' access to the exams.

College admissions departments are scrambling to identify innovative ways of attracting recently accepted students to attend their institution as higher ed continues to cancel on-campus tours due to the coronavirus.

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania waives its SAT and ACT test scores requirement for fall 2020 admissions as COVID-19 closes test sites.

Colleges and universities must rethink the way they approach admissions, program offerings and business operations to ensure they can survive and thrive, says UB guest columnist Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University in St. Louis.

Matthew D. Shank, president emeritus of Marymount University, shares how he had students pose as mystery shoppers to help assess the service quality in each of his institution’s non-academic units.