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2018-2019 Issues
Volume 33

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June 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: Roundup of Admits for Class of 2023. The Last Word This School Year from Colleges Around the Country. Yes, Harvard Included.

Financial Matters: What are the Current Tuition Discounts? What States are Offering Free and Reduced Tuition? What About Student Debt? Impacts on Community College Enrollment.

Enrollment Trends: A Look at Maine and Ohio and Where Gaps Persist.

Counselor's Corner: As One School Year Ends, Colleges Announce New Programs for the Fall.

Counselor's Bookshelf: Resources on School Counseling, College Secrets of Highly-Successful People, and a Guide to Top Game Design Schools.

A Scholarship Scoop: (or Two) and, of course

News You Can Use.

May 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: Admit Rates and the trends impacting them

Financial Matters: New Programs and Guidelines As Well as Problems with Loans and Seeking Scholarships.

Counselor's Bookshelf: New Guide Books and New Websites.

Curriculum Capsules: Top Information Technology Programs.

And, News You Can Use.

April 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: Admit Rates at Many Colleges are Lower: A Roundup of the Latest Admissions Number from Massachusetts to Missouri, New York to California.

News Update: In the Wake of the Admissions/Bribe Scandal, New Resources Emerge to Help Make Sense of it All.

Enrollment Trends: Reports on New College Completion Data and Black Students Status to Who Wants to Go to College? and Who is Enrolling in Canadian Universities?

Counselor's Bookshelf: New Guide Book for Students with Learning Differences, A Look at History in Colleges and A Book on European Schools.

Curriculum Capsules: A New Astrobiology Minor, a Program on Fashion Marketing, New Carer Training Programs and STEM Degree. Plus, a New Medical Training Program and a New Bachelor of Technology.

Scholarship Scoops: For Engineering Students, First Generation Students and for Study in Australia.

And, News You Can Use: On Global Warming ant Tests; "Augmented Reality" on One Campus and Top Teen Worries.

March 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: Changing Demographics Impacting Admissions: A Look at Universities in California, in Particular. But also Florida, Ohio and New York.

Updates: On How Regular Admissions are Faring at Schools That Reported Early Admissions.

Financial Matters: Loan Delinquencies. The Impact of Student Debt. The Outlook for the Higher Education Act Reauthorization. Student Assistance in Ontario, Canada. And, Scholarship Scoops.

Counselor's Bookshelf: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities. The "Truth About Student Success." And Where Can Students Get the Biggest Bang for their Buck, so to speak.

Curriculum Capsules: Cornell's New Track on "Health Equity." A New Major in Hospitality and Tourism. New Degrees in cyberpsychology, business analytics and "esports."

And, News You Can Use: New Test-Optional Schools, with their exceptions. The Case for Using Testing in College Admissions. New College Looks to Recruit Latinx. Ohio U. Unveils New Resource. A Report on the State of Native Americans in Higher Education.

February 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: More Early and Regular Decision Apps. A Look at the Numbers in a Variety of Schools.

Liberal Arts Colleges: How are Some Colleges Faring?

FINANCIAL MATTERS: The Federal Government's New Financing Plan. How Ohio Strives for Affordability. Utah's New Debt Forgiveness Plan. Free Application Days Boosting Application Numbers. Colleges Facing a Financial Crisis. And, Poverty on Campus.

COUNSELOR'S CORNER: Trends to Watch in 2019: Enrollment Trend in the States. Despite National Trends, Where are Some Universities Boosting Enrollment? Are Community College Students Transferring? What are Some International Trends? And, is a Football Championship Good for Enrollment?

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: On the Liberal Arts in a Digital World. Who is Considered a "Green College?" A Resource for Undocumented Students. A Study: Does Online Education Live Up to its Promises. And, a Resource for Internships as well as Scholarships.

CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On Environmental Sciences, Top Graphic Design Programs, New Curatorial Practices and Exhibitions Management Major. And, is the Science Gender Gap Closing?

A Bleak Future? A New Analysis of the Coming Demographic Dip.

And, of Course, News You Can Use.

January 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES. Admissions Watch: Tracking Early Applications. The Stories Within the Early Reports.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: New Programs to Support the Middle Class, Funds to Assist Specific Areas. Where Tuition is Frozen. Plus, New Resources on Financial Aid.

THE BIG 10 FALL RETURNS: The Application Numbers for the Universities in the "Big 10".

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: Enrollment Trends. From the Big Picture to Individual Colleges. Counselor's Bookshelf: Books on "The Boy Crisis," European Schools, Public Education Reform, Scholarships and Other Resources.

CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On Top Business Schools, Internships and Study Abroad, Medical School Option. And, of Course, News You Can Use.

December 2018

FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Far and Near: Are There More (or Less) International Students on U.S. College Campuses? Are Selective Colleges Harder to Get In? How Can We Boost Graduation Numbers? Is Social Media Impacting Admissions? And a Look at Admissions Efforts on Individual Campuses.

EARLY APPS: A Roundup of Some of the Early Decision Numbers..

ENROLLMENT TRENDS: On Separate and Unequal Tracks; On California Latinx Students; Higher Education Analytics; A Look at Enrollment at Penn State.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: Default Rates Rising? New Programs to Bridge the Gap; Reports on FAFSA and Financial Counseling; Tuition Shock; And, Are Parents Saving for College or Going in Debt?

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: From Podcasts to Digital Badges in College Admissions.

And, Of Course, Curriculum Capsules, Scholarship Scoops and News You Can Use

November 2018

FEATURE ARTICLES: The Greene Report: Taking Time Out Before College with Advice on Addressing Fears About the Gap Year and Descriptions on the Kinds of Gap Year Options.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: Who is Saving for College (or Not), How America Pays for College and the State of Aid in the States.

ADMISSIONS WATCH: How One College is Confronting Declining Demographics, Who Sees Increases in Enrollment.

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: Resources on Affordable Rankings, Internships and Paying for College.

CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On Cybersecurity, Neuroscience and Other Programs.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: On Changes for the Common Application, Teens and Social Media, Business School Enrollments and More.


October 2018

FEATURE ARTICLES: Fall 2018 Apps and Admit News Continues with Updates from Maine to Tennessee, Minnesota to Georgia.

ENROLLMENT TRENDS: In the South, East, Midwest and West.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: On Who is Expanding Financial Aid, Who is Making College Free; Plus, News of a Scholarship, or Two.

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: On AP Q&A's to New Video Series on the College Search.

CURRICULUM CAPSULES: Ranging from Veterinarian Medicine to Biomedical Sciences.

CAMPUS LIFE: The Health of Students on the College Campus. And,

NEWS YOU CAN USE: On Admissions Cards and More Test Optional Policies.

September 2018

FEATURE ARTICLES: California Bellwether for Higher Ed Trends. Plus, Updates on the Class of 2022 Admissions.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: News on FAFSA Completion Rates, The State of Aid in the States, News on Default Rates ... and More.

THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER: A GPS for College-Bound Families.

COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: A Word or Two About Rankings.

OTHER STATE NEWS: From Georgia to Minnesota. And, a little News You Can Use.

 

 

 

 

 


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