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Retirement community revenue for Purchase College

Broadview Senior Living at Purchase College is expected to open in 2021. For the first four years, retirement community revenue will be $2 million annually through a...

Institutions bring retirement living to campus

Purchase College is building a 385-unit retirement community on its 500-acre campus in upstate New York. Currently in the development phase, the project should...

College acceptance offers: You’re in—under these conditions

Waitlists for not-quite accepted students have long been used by colleges, but more institutions—both public and private—are dabbling in a different kind of delayed...

Four-year college plans by student income

For many low-income students, lack of encouragement at home and fear of rejection limits interest in higher ed. Conditional admissions gives these individuals the...

Math summer camp as B-school prep

A business mindset isn’t always accompanied by mathematical prowess. Remedial and refresher courses are common in undergraduate programs, and more post-grad business schools are...

Higher ed’s test-optional movement grows significantly

The number of higher ed institutions rethinking how they screen and accept new students continues to grow. In recent months, Stanford, Princeton and Brown...

Co-op programs steer arts majors toward careers

What can you do with a fine arts degree? Well, the University of Cincinnati wants students in its College of Design, Architecture, Art, and...

Lack of transparency in aid award letters to prospective college students

A recent study of 515 award letters from different institutions finds missing information and wording problems. Source: “Decoding the Cost of College: The Case for Transparent...

Voting opportunity, front and center

Changing legislation is accompanied by growing interest in the convenience of voting on campus. In 2013, when Illinois law called for four-year public universities to...

Removing ballot bumps on college campuses

Campuses are often hotbeds of political opinion, but students aren’t always easily able to express their views in the polls. A greater understanding of this...