A few concluded that the downsides of race-conscious admissions outweighed the benefits. Some spoke of carrying an extra layer of impostor syndrome. Many more grieved the closing of a path that led to rewarding careers and the building of wealth. Their experience may inform the present, as Americans continue to debate how to define—and align—the […]
The merger is the second announced in two years, which the president believes is "part of a strategic repositioning of the entire WVU System for success in a challenging collegiate landscape."
Starting this fall, Duke University will offer free tuition to students from the Carolinas whose families earn $150,000 a year or less. Duke will also provide additional financial aid for housing, meals and books for North Carolina and South Carolina students with family incomes of $65,000 or less, the research university in Durham announced this week. The program is for all […]
From 2012 to 2020, the Hispanic population has increased by 26% in states where affirmative action has already been banned. However, their flagship universities' Hispanic student body has averaged only a 4% increase.
Three recent programs and partnerships highlight the county's new efforts to boost rural students' awareness of higher education opportunities—especially by leveraging tech.
Long-time colleges in Alabama can now secure state loans thanks to a new bill that was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. It was an effort championed by Birmingham Southern College, which has struggled financially for years. In December of 2022, Birmingham Southern sought a $37.5 million government bailout, warning it was under risk of closure after years of […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a private Christian college's bid to revive its lawsuit challenging a federal directive prohibiting housing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices declined to take up the College of the Ozarks's appeal of a lower ruling that found the school had […]
After leading Shelton State Community College for just one year, Chris Cox plans to step down from his presidential role. Cox has accepted a position with the Alabama Community College System as systemwide vice chancellor of instruction, research and development. Cox's resignation as Shelton State's president will go into effect in the early fall, according to a […]
Gupta now joins an elite class of just a few thousand other students accepted to Stanford this year. The school had a historically low acceptance rate of just 3.6% of incoming freshmen. The increase in college applications has put pressure on admissions departments. Colleges are now receiving record numbers of applications, and they have to be more […]
With Wisconsin lawmakers and Arkansas university leadership recently choosing to curb DEI programs, stakeholders have found different strategizes to accomplish the same goal.
