At colleges where freshman classes boast some of the highest-achieving high schoolers in the country, students have developed their own selective, hierarchical culture in the form of exclusive clubs.
Erasing college tuition and related frees does not equate to a free education. Living expenses, such as housing and food, still can leave aspiring students with surprising price tags.
While AI that is confined and structured can be useful in higher education settings, AI that is unpredictable, unmanageable and unexplainable has the potential to lead institutions down a dangerous road.
For better or for worse, young people across the country and around the world are chronicling their every acceptance and rejection on social media, which can make the college admission process more complex and stressful.
A growing number of colleges offering direct admissions, a little-known practice that gives students a fast-track to college, bypassing essays, recommendation letters and sometimes even the application itself. The practice is gaining steam among colleges hoping to balance their enrollment.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board released its inaugural study on the impacts of Senate Bill 17, which outlawed the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices (DEI) on public colleges and universities. According to the report, "female students continued to graduate at higher rates than males" at four-year and two-year public institutions.
The Office of Global Services has increased on-demand resources for international students with recorded sessions on visa applications, lawyer workshops and training sessions to help students apply for jobs and benefits.
