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The Week in Admissions News

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 03/17/2024 - 02:17 PM UT Austin reinstates standardized test requirement; the Education Department begins sending colleges financial aid data; Virginia bans legacy preferences in admissions. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Making Sense of Changes to the U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Robert Kelchen

News and World Report. News usually puts together a really helpful list of metrics and weights, and this year is no exception. News creeps slower in the direction that other rankers have taken over the last decade by including a new metric of the share of graduates earning more than $32,000 per year (from the College Scorecard).

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Good News and Bad News: Enrollment Data Offers Mixed Messages

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The latest data for fall 2022 enrollment shows the declines characteristic of the pandemic have begun to level off, but overall postsecondary enrollment is still on the decline, dropping by 1.1% since last fall.

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The Week in Admissions News

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 04/07/2024 - 05:12 PM The ongoing FAFSA debacle continues: tax errors, reprocessing efforts and a hearing. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Some Good News on Campus Veterans

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some Good News on Campus Veterans Doug Lederman Tue, 11/14/2023 - 03:00 AM There is progress amid the discouraging developments about the state of veterans on campuses, Wick Sloane writes. Byline(s) Wick Sloane

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Why New ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Flawed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Why New ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Flawed Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM The new methodology downgrades measures of academic quality while relying on misleading metrics for affordability and career outcomes, Daniel Diermeier writes. Byline(s) Daniel Diermeier

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Higher Ed News Roundup: Key Podcast

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This week’s episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, features a conversation about some of the hottest news developments unfolding in higher education today.