Admissions

Admissions at Public Universities Becoming More and More Competitive

"Attending the local public university is no longer a birthright," according to the Wall Street Journal, which describes how increasing applicant numbers have allowed state universities to heighten…

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Early Admissions "Loophole" for Athletes

Schools that have recently eliminated the early admissions process, such as Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia, still have an early admissions "loophole" in place…

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U.S. Education Department Withholds Three Month $10 million Subsidy Payment to Nelnet

After an Education Department Inspector General audit found systematic overbilling of taxpayers by the Nelnet student loan corporation, the Department decided last week to…

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Pelosi discusses Democrats' plan to increase the affordability of higher education

In a speech yesterday, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, promised to make higher education more…

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Higher Ed Arms Race Reaches Univ. of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse is considering raising tuition in order to increase quality and access to the university without additional money from the state. A new revenue plan outlines…

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House Passes New Restriction on Eligible Lender TrusteesThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a third short-term extension bill for the Higher Education Act on Thursday that includes a provision placing new restrictions on college-bank partnerships. In January… Note: This post pre-dates Higher Ed Watch's shift to a new publishing system. For the complete original post, including any comments, please click here.

Another victory for college access equality: the University of Virginia has ended binding early decision following the example of its peers Harvard and Princeton.Three elite universities, one conclusion: the early admissions process…

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Five years after a seminal Atlantic Monthly article broke the story about the widespread and pernicious use of early decision admission systems, Harvard University dropped its early admissions program. This week, Princeton followed suit. Good for Harvard, good for Princeton, and good for the…

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