admissions Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/admissions/ A Blog by ACE Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:01:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png admissions Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/admissions/ 32 32 Do Legacy Admissions Policies Impact Enrollment Equity? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/08/12/do-legacy-admissions-policies-impact-enrollment-equity/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:40:18 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28802 Title: Legacy Looms Large in College Admissions, Perpetuating Inequities in College Access Authors: Marián Vargas and Sean Tierney Source: Institute for Higher Education Policy In 2023, the Supreme Court ruling on the consideration of race in admissions illuminated a similar conversation about admissions equity: legacy status. The newest release of data on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System included, for the ...

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]]> College Application Trends Following the Supreme Court’s Race-Conscious Admissions Ban https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/07/22/college-application-trends-following-the-supreme-courts-race-conscious-admissions-ban/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:31:33 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28767 Title: Application Trends Following the End of Race-Conscious Admissions Authors: Brian Heseung Kim, Elyse Armstrong, Mark Freeman, Rodney Hughes, Sarah Nolan, Tara Nicola, and Trent Kajikawa Source: Common App On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that race and ethnicity could not be used as a factor in the college admissions process. A year later, policymakers, ...

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]]> Rethinking First-Generation Status https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/04/29/rethinking-first-generation-status/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:37:42 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28659 Title: First-Generation Status in Context, Part Three: the Complexities of Detailed Parental Education Source: Common App Authors: Brian Heseung Kim, Elyse Armstrong, Mark Freeman, Rodney Hughes, Trent Kajikawa, and Sarah Nolan The Common App’s third research brief in its series on first-generation status explores the complexities of detailed parental education levels and their implications for applicants’ college readiness, socioeconomic status, and ...

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]]> The Prevalence of Legacy Preference in College Admissions https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/04/08/the-prevalence-of-legacy-preference/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:19:06 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28626 Title: Who Uses Legacy Admissions? Authors: Sarah Reber and Gabriela Goodman Source: Brookings Institution Legacy admissions, the practice of giving special consideration to relatives of alumni in college admissions, has come under increased scrutiny following the Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions in 2023. A recent Brookings Institution report, using data from the 2021-22 academic year, provides valuable insights into the ...

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]]> Common App Trends for 2023-24 Appear Encouraging https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/03/06/common-app-trends-for-2023-24-appear-encouraging/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 20:36:55 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28554 Title: Deadline Updates, 2023–2024: First-Year Application Trends Through Jan. 1 Authors: Brian Heseung Kim, Elyse Armstrong, Mark Freeman, and Trent Kajikawa Source: Common App For students using the Common App, Jan. 1 is one of the most important dates in the college application cycle. In a recent report from Common App titled Deadline Updates, 2023-2024, application trends as of Jan. 1 ...

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]]> Report Finds Most Colleges Did Not Consider Race Before 2023 Supreme Court Decision https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/01/08/report-finds-most-colleges-did-not-consider-race-before-2023-supreme-court-decision/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:02:48 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=18053 Title: Admissions at most colleges will be unaffected by Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action Authors: Sarah Reber, Gabriela Goodman, Rina Nagashima Source: Brookings Institute One of the primary concerns after the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision on the consideration of race in higher education is that the number of students from historically excluded backgrounds will decline. However, a recent report from ...

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]]> Presidential Reactions to the Supreme Court Decision on Admissions Vary by Region and Institution Type https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/11/13/presidential-reactions-to-the-supreme-court-decision-on-admissions-vary-by-region-and-institution-type/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:02:00 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=21718 Title: The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: A Survey of College Presidents Source: Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research After the Supreme Court’s ruling on the consideration of race in postsecondary admissions, Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research partnered to survey presidents and understand their opinions on the ruling and its implications on admissions. Survey results revealed that presidents are against ...

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]]> Navigating the Current Admissions Landscape with Insights from Admission Directors https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/10/16/navigating-the-current-admissions-landscape-with-insights-from-admission-directors/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:04:07 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=18011 Title: 2023 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors Author: Doug Lederman Source: Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research According to Inside Higher Ed’s 2023 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors (conducted in conjunction with Hanover Research), less than half of institutions met new student enrollment goals by May 1, and only 21 percent of those missing targets then met ...

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]]> What Should Institutions Be Focusing On to Recruit “Generation Pandemic”? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/07/10/what-should-institutions-be-focusing-on-to-recruit-generation-pandemic/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:06:05 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17982 Title: Recruiting ‘Gen P’ Authors: Lizzy Donaher, Anne Dodson, Michael Koppenheffer, Pamela Kiecker Royall Source: EAB The Education Advisory Board (EAB) has released a new paper that provides insights on how the pandemic has changed college searches and recruitment for “Gen P,” the generation of students whose college decisions were impacted by their pandemic experience. Using data from more than 20,000 ...

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]]> Equity, Diversity, and Tenure: Insights from CUPA-HR’s Higher Ed Admissions Workforce Report  https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/05/08/equity-diversity-and-tenure-insights-from-cupa-hrs-higher-ed-admissions-workforce-report/ Mon, 08 May 2023 16:43:15 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17935 Title: The Higher Ed Admissions Workforce: Pay, Diversity, Equity, And Years In Position Authors: Melissa Fuesting Source: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)  The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) has released a new report on the college admissions workforce, arguing that as higher education is undergoing unprecedented change, colleges and universities should take this opportunity ...

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]]> Direct Admissions: Considerations for Policy and Practice https://www.higheredtoday.org/2023/05/01/direct-admissions-considerations-for-policy-and-practice/ Mon, 01 May 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17932 Title: The Link Between Student Lists and Direct Admissions: Pros, Cons, and Policy Implications Authors: Lynneah Brown and Rachel Burns Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association Researchers from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) recently released a short report on considerations around direct admissions policies. Direct admissions is a method to admit students to an institution while circumventing ...

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]]> Essay Examines Expansion of Test-optional Admissions Policies https://www.higheredtoday.org/2022/01/28/essay-examines-expansion-of-test-optional-admissions-policies/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:45:11 +0000 https://higher-ed-today.local/?p=17736 Title: How Test-Optional College Admissions Expanded during the COVID-19 Pandemic Authors: Darrell Lovell and Daniel Mallinson Source: Urban Institute A new essay from the Urban Institute analyzes the expansion of test-optional college admissions policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors compared nearly 1,700 colleges and universities across three groups: institutions that do not have test-optional policies, institutions that adopted these policies ...

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