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Here are some of the top transformations happening across college admissions that you’ll want to know about.

GOP Sens. Seek to Block Biden's New Student Loan Plan

Political issues have derailed recent executive searches in the state, leaving some firms carefully weighing which searches to take on. Two months ago the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees identified three presidential candidates to step into the post vacated by John Kelly, who retired at the end of last year. The finalists included a Navy vice admiral, a former chancellor and a dean at Florida State University.

Agreements in which students owe a percentage of post-graduate income are likely to lead to more peonage as Wall Street is eager to get in on the action. 

GOP Sens. Seek to Block Biden's New Student Loan Plan

Truncated undergraduate degrees require between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120

When conservative leaders took over Florida’s only public liberal arts institution, Hampshire College officials knew they had to help. Now they’re welcoming the first cohort of New College defectors. AMHERST, Mass., Aug. 31—Move-in day for new students at Hampshire College dawned sunny and cool, catching some arrivals from the New College of Florida by surprise.  “My girlfriend’s mom set me up with a snow jacket. I had to put it on,” said Libby Harrity.

With college admissions more selective than ever, experts share the smart approach to extracurricular activities to make sure your application shines.

Highlights from the Associated Press, Education Week, KCAL-TV and others.

BYU-Idaho and Ensign College will launch truncated bachelor’s degree programs next spring after getting the go-ahead from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Three-year bachelor’s degrees are coming to Brigham Young University–Idaho and affiliated Ensign College next year, following approval of the truncated programs by an accrediting body.