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As the US Supreme Court prepares to vote on the fate of Affirmative Action, many universities and colleges are doing away with standardized testing in order to keep campuses diverse.

Annual scholarship program advances Equitable’s mission to build stronger communities through college access and career advancement ... | June 6, 2023

To increase equity in admissions and reduce student stress, colleges should consider reducing the number of extracurricular activities applicants can list, Pearl Lo writes. Captain of the speech and debate team, Key Club lieutenant governor, Student Government representative, Science Bowl, wrestling team, tae kwon do instructor. These are just six of the 10 activities I listed when filling out the extracurricular involvement section of my college applications back in 2013. We were allowed to lis...

Siddhant Khandelwal is back welcomes Parkland High School senior Vishruth Hanumaihgari for an important conversation about making college decisions as a graduating high school student.

Pre-admission programs already underway in Idaho, Illinois, South Dakota and Minnesota have – so far – increased college-going rates in those states.

Colleges across the globe will soon have the option to hide students' race and ethnicity on applications submitted through Common App.

INTO University Partnerships Experiences Unprecedented International Student Demand in the US

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Colleges across the globe will soon have the option to hide students' race and ethnicity on applications submitted through Common App.

The GOP primary contest is well underway, with several candidates in the field. Here’s your roundup of where they stand in the polls and what they’re prioritizing when it comes to education policy.