West Virginia's governor is honored to play a part in building Marshall University's new baseball stadium, but one official believes he is "grossly" misappropriating a huge chunk of COVID-related emergency funding to do so—and calling for a federal investigation.
To give themselves more breathing room, colleges have tried instead to spread out the process with multiple submission deadlines over several months. While some colleges like the University of Virginia published their deferral numbers right after decisions went out (it pushed 21 percent, or 7,707 early applicants, to regular), most don't, leaving applicants in the dark about […]
More respondents chose a "college with the best program for my (my child's) career interests" (38%) than they did a "college with the best academic reputation" (11%) as the two top factors in the selection process, according to The Princeton Review's 2023 College Hopes & Worries Survey Report.
The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. Penn and Yale have confirmed that they will be test-optional for the 2023-24 cycle, while Cornell has extended the policy through the next two cycles. Of the students […]
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could impact more than 1.5 million people in Illinois with student debt. At issue is the legal standing of President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness program, which would cancel up to $20,000 in debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 […]
Small, private institutions that lack "brand name," competitive edge and financial aid resources are in danger of closing around the country. One expert weighs in on how these schools can get their act together.
To begin with, do away with the essay: They're vague, hard to score and more than a third of students admit to making them up. After all, asks one academic integrity researcher, "What's their incentive for telling the truth?"
The Aspen Institute and CCRC have invited ten community colleges to participate in a program that can reprogram their values to boost the likelihood of students landing high-paying jobs or being admitted into universities.
From "devious licks" to vandalizing school property, more districts are becoming aware of the dangerous TikTok trends that students can't get enough of. Then there's the fact that it can cause massive cybersecurity issues.
