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    NACAC '26

    3 admissions experts on why they require — or nixed — supplemental essays

    University leaders discussed application essay strategies in the AI era at the National Association for College Admission Counseling's annual conference.

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    1 in 3 ACT test-takers retook the exam — and raised their scores

    Some 1.46 million graduating high school students took the test at least once between 10th and 12th grade, the ACT company said Wednesday.

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    Penn State looks to cut 47 undergraduate degrees

    The public institution is moving to eliminate programs with low enrollment and fading student demand after a multiyear review of its offerings. 

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    Hilton’s newer, younger college town brand gains momentum

    Hilton’s Undergraduate brand offers developers a “much more scalable approach,” per a senior leader.

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    NACAC '26

    How 3 universities are approaching international student recruitment

    Leaders shared tips on attracting foreign students and weathering policy tumult at the National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.

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    More students are ruling out colleges based on politics, poll finds

    Art & Science Group found that the share of students who decided against a college based entirely on its home state’s politics rose to 34% this summer.

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    NACAC '26

    Why women of color leave admissions work — and what institutions can do

    Panelists discussed how to support this group and boost employee retention at the annual National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.

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    Trump administration investigates 9 universities over visa fraud claims

    Many of the institutions named by Vice President JD Vance, including Stanford and Yale universities, said they comply with applicable visa laws.

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    Stockton University plans 21 faculty and staff layoffs, sparking union backlash

    The public New Jersey institution is wrestling with a $20 million structural deficit and declining enrollment.

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    Judge tosses former Purdue diversity chief’s race bias and retaliation claims

    The university was able to show legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for its sanction decisions against the plaintiff, the court found.

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    DOJ suffers court loss over in-state tuition for undocumented students

    A judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit that challenged two Virginia statutes, ruling they weren’t preempted by federal law. 

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    DHS proposes $70K fee for initial OPT participation and $30K for extensions

    Colleges would be on the hook for up to $100,000 in fees for each international student seeking to participate in Optional Practical Training. 

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    Week in review: International student policies in flux

    We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the latest college leadership changes to planned layoffs at Stockton University. 

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    AAUP gets order over Jewish employee records at Penn ‘off the books’

    Although the Trump administration backed off a subpoena, the faculty group won an appeal vacating a court order that instructed the university to comply.

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    Can 3-year degrees boost the teacher pipeline?

    Arizona State University is offering a shorter teacher pathway this fall with a goal of removing financial barriers for students aspiring to enter the profession.

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    DHS sued over guidance restricting training program for international students

    The Association of American Universities and other groups argued the agency has unlawfully narrowed the Curricular Practical Training program. 

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    Coalition for the Common Good tells accreditor it has authority over Antioch

    The escalation in the feud comes shortly after the university’s president sued the coalition, alleging retaliation and discrimination.

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    Education Department wants grantees to ‘defend the spend’

    All recipients of grant funding from the agency will be required to have written justification for drawing down pre-approved funding, a recent memo said. 

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    Antioch employees face ‘conflicting directives’ amid legal fight for control

    The Coalition for the Common Good’s president has tried to put the university’s leader on leave and told staff to take down a website about the dispute.

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    Top higher education conferences in 2027

    We’re gathering major events to help college leaders and other officials plan their calendars for next year. 

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    EEOC sues Harvard to obtain hundreds of documents in DEI-related investigation

    The university called the requests “virtually boundless” and said it has already provided 9,000-plus pages of responsive information, a court document shows.

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    Should elite colleges share academic cutoffs for admissions?

    Experts say minimum academic requirements can help applicants know what’s expected, but many top-ranked institutions don’t share such information.

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    University of Michigan selects new leader, San Francisco State president to depart

    We’re rounding up some of the biggest leadership changes in higher education during September.

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    Share of Americans who say college is ‘very important’ hits a new low

    Higher education's perceived importance has plummeted since 2013, according to new Gallup data.

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    Tracker

    The colleges facing DOJ accusations of racial discrimination in admissions

    The University of California, Los Angeles’ law and medical schools are now both facing Trump administration allegations of discrimination. 

    Updated Oct. 2, 2026