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Posted inTexas
Texas students can now see which state public universities would accept them before they apply
Texas high school students will now be able to see which of the state’s public universities would accept them based on their credentials before they fill out a college application, state leaders announced Friday. The new tool, called Direct Admissions, is meant to streamline the college application process and remove some of the challenges that can make […]
Posted inFort Worth
With national brand growing, TCU draws majority of students from outside Texas
Beginning in 2018, the percentage of out-of-state students going to TCU eclipsed the percentage of in-state students, and enrollment hasn’t looked back since.
Posted inOhio
Cleveland State begins layoffs amid financial woes
The university recently gave notice to 14 employees. The move, independent of buyout packages offered earlier this year, comes as the university is still eyeing a projected $40 million budget gap.
Posted inOhio
Why Case Western Reserve’s student population has fewer Buckeyes than it once did
For many decades Case Western Reserve University, like many of its peers, had a strong regional flair. Just as universities such as Emory and Tulane attracted students from the South, CWRU was a place for Ohioans. Ohio’s first Black congresswoman and Cleveland native Stephanie Tubbs Jones spent her undergraduate years there. So, too, did Paul Lauterbur, […]
Posted inMile Markers
Partnering to help rural students in South Texas
Education leaders and community partner organizations are working together to help encourage degree attainment.
Posted inIndianapolis
Perry Township students explore college, careers at UIndy
Hands-on experience helps ‘break those barriers of college feeling overwhelming,’ Summer Success camp director says.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Founding professor of UNC Asheville’s religious studies department says cuts threaten ‘core’ of university
Over the past five years, UNC Asheville’s enrollment has dropped 25%. The chancellor has proposed eliminating six departments.
Posted inIndianapolis
Indiana’s college-going rate remains stuck at generational low
Two years after Indiana hit the lowest college-going rate in a generation, not much has changed.
Posted inNorth Carolina
NC Promise program boosts enrollment for member universities. What’s the cost for those left out?
NC Promise schools have seen sizeable enrollment gains over the years. Others have struggled.