Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Connecticut lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would ban the state’s public and private colleges from using legacy admissions to give preferential treatment to applicants related to alumni. Lawmakers on the state’s higher education committee…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Wright State University, in Ohio, immediately suspended enrollment into almost three dozen programs as part of its review of academic offerings. The public institution announced plans last week to deactivate the 34 associate, bachelor’s and…
In higher education, admissions processes have become the focal point for institutions facing challenges, some anticipated like the demographic cliff, and others, like COVID, unforeseen. The continued evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implementation within higher education is now being used to address, anticipate, and mitigate these and some of the biggest issues college…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether the University of Pennsylvania’s legacy admissions policies constitute racial discrimination under federal law. Last month, a complaint was filed against the university’s admissions practices that give preference…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: About two-thirds of adults, 68%, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admission practices is “mostly a good thing,” according to a new Gallup poll. But greater divides emerge when responses are disaggregated…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a wide-ranging slate of higher education initiatives Tuesday, continuing her effort to boost enrollment at the state’s public systems and increase college access. Under Hochul’s proposal, New York high…
In higher education, admissions processes have become the focal point for institutions facing challenges, some anticipated like the demographic cliff, and others, like COVID, unforeseen. The continued evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implementation within higher education is now being used to address, anticipate, and mitigate these and some of the biggest issues college…