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Rist Family Endowed Dean of Business Bertie Greer, who proposed the competition last semester, told students that the ability to clearly articulate a one-minute elevator pitch was a critical ...

For generations, the path to a respected university followed a predictable, if stressful, script. But the 2025-2026 admissions cycle is shaping up to be a period of historic upheaval. A "perfect storm ...

Colleges nationwide are using artificial intelligence to review applications and essays to increase efficiency.

Central Ohio Technical College has launched Licking County Promise, a free tuition program for eligible residents in the ...

This article was featured in New York’s One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here. For an idealized image of homeschooling — a glimpse of the life parents and children might lead off the clock, out of ...

After the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in college admissions, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology each enrolled fewer Black freshmen in fall 2024 than ...

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A 2023 Supreme Court decision barred colleges from considering race in deciding who gets in. But what has resulted is anything but equitable. Getting into college has never, ever been purely ...

Admissions counselors welcome admitted students to a presentation on the Augsburg University campus. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

More than 300 colleges, many of them under pressure to maintain enrollment, now accept students through direct admissions. As they’ve done so, they’ve found themselves questioning whether these ...