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![Catherine Lhamon holds a microphone while speaking in front of a blue Center for American Progress background.](jpg/cfap_speaker_catherineelhamon_23b3e.jpg)
Rights Chief Calls for ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Campus Diversity
Catherine Lhamon said Tuesday that the Supreme Court decision on race-conscious admissions is an opportunity to reconsider how colleges recruit and retain diverse classes.
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Time to Get Real About Tuition
The high-tuition, high-discount model is no longer serving most private colleges—or higher education as a whole, David Bushman writes.
![A photo of students walking on the UC Santa Cruz campus](jpg/ucsc%201_cropped3278.jpg)
UC Santa Cruz’s Admissions Gamble
The university admitted a record number of students this year despite a tight local housing market. But in the end, officials expect to increase head count by only about 730 students.
![Students in Penn State sweatshirts walk on the Penn State Shenango campus.](jpg/shenango-exterior9b8d.jpg)
2-Year College May Move to Penn State Campus
Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment.
![An image of a computer screen bearing the words "Direct Admissions" with a ladder and a graduation cap perched atop the screen](jpg/direct_admissions_2_720e69c.jpg)
Direct Admissions Boosts Applications, but Not Enrollment
Large-scale study finds that guaranteeing free, simplified admission increases college applications from minoritized, low-income and first-gen students, but cost still deters them from enrolling.
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‘Dear Colleague’—A Love Letter
The Biden-Harris administration’s guidance on race-conscious admissions offers hope to affirmative action’s advocates and benefactors—and love, Phelton Moss writes.
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U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot
The University of Chicago settled a federal antitrust lawsuit over financial aid. What does that mean for the 16 remaining defendants in the class action case?
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Legislating an End to Legacy Preferences
A wave of bills targeting alumni preferences is building across state houses and in Congress. Has the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban paved the way for their success?
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