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College Openings Update - National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Now Open
NACAC’s annual College Openings Update is a voluntary listing of NACAC-member postsecondary institutions that are still accepting applications from prospective first-year and/or transfer students for the upcoming fall term. Now in its 39th year, the College Openings Update is a tool for counselors, parents, and others assisting students who have not yet completed the college admission process.
nacacnet.org
How Colleges Stopped Rewarding Curiosity
For students focused on debt and career, intellectual wandering feels like a luxury they can’t afford.
chronicle.com
Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship
Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.
insidehighered.com
Adults are earning college degrees online in weeks, alarming educators - The Washington Post
Some online colleges allow students to take unlimited courses on their own time, leading to quick degrees and worries about devaluing credentials.
washingtonpost.com
New Study Shows Broad Approval of Test-Optional Policies
Proponents of college admissions exams have argued that without the tests, colleges could admit students who aren’t ready. Researchers say their findings counter that claim.
insidehighered.com
Cookie House at Carleton College in Minnesota Keeps Students and Others Baking - The New York Times
Other Colleges Have Frat Houses. This One Has a Cookie House. For nearly 80 years, Carleton College in Minnesota has kept a place where students and others can come, bake and share. After a recent renovation, we checked in.
nytimes.com
Students Earning Credentials at Younger Ages
Students are earning undergraduate credentials at younger ages, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
insidehighered.com
Why Do Ivy League Colleges Reject Some Students With Perfect Scores?
Comparing students on the basis of their SAT scores or grades is relatively straightforward, as numerical metrics are easy to put in rank order. But that’s not how admissions work at most highly selective colleges.
forbes.com