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2020-2021
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Volume 35
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June 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES Admission Watch: Small increase in apps overall. Financial Matters: Pandemic Discounting. Enrollment Trends: from Arkansas, Daemen C./SUNY, New Hampshire and more. The Counselor's Corner: How students pay for college - info from Dartmouth, North Carolina, also "Financial Aid Appeal Letters." The Counselor's Bookshelf: a book on best value colleges; "Like Nobody's Business: an insiders guide to..." Curriculum Capsules: Changes at Bob Jones, a new major in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and of course, News You Can Use.
May 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES Admission Watch: Applications to selective colleges surge. Financial Matters: The latest in financial aid, Scholarship Scoops for transferring students.
State News: From Florida, Minnesota, UCLA and Washington. The Counselor's Corner COVID Enrollment Numbers: Saint Mary's, Colorado, Albion & Kalamazoo, and more...
The Counselor's Bookshelf: Hopes & Worries; Colleges With no student loans, reduced tuition.
Ivy League 2021 Updates: Brown, Harvard, Penn and more.
April 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES: A Year of "Adaptation": New Applications Numbers for Spring 2021.
Financial Matters: How the Federal Stimulus Helps Higher Ed. How Colleges and Universities can Defray COVID-Related Costs and how this Affects You. State News Things of Note from Connecticut, Maine, Virginia and Florida The Counselor's Corner: Counseling Amidst COVID; Longer Wait Lists, Virtual vs. In-Person Tours, Kids Under Pressure The Counselor's Bookshelf: A Guide for Students with Learning Differences, Remaking Inequality in Boston, Colleges Worth Your Money, and Ivy League Early Acceptance Rates. and News You Can Use.
March 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES: Admission Watch: New Admissions Numbers for Spring 2021.
Financial Matters: The Federal Reserve's Take on College Attendance. Reports on the FAFSA and No-Loan Policies. State News. And New Initiatives.
Enrollment Trends Among Freshmen and International Students. The Impact of HBCU's. The Counselor's Bookshelf: On the Impact of Underfunding Public Universities. On College Belonging. On Social Mobility. Curriculum Capsules: New Programs on Ocean Science and another on Marine Science, Plus, a new Major in Software Engineering and a new Biomedical and Biotech Degree. And, then, of course, Scholarship Scoops and News You Can Use.
February 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES: Admission Watch: COVID Impacts the College Application Process
Financial Matters: COVID Relief Package for Colleges and Universities how Community Colleges cope.
A Special Report: The Lost Class? College enrollment for High School Class of 2020 is down substantially The Counselor's Corner: New Recruiting Tactics - methods of reaching more students, new counseling methods...and more The Counselor's Bookshelf: A new spin on in-person College tours. Curriculum Capsules: New Education Models Emerging. And, of course, News You Can Use.
January 2021
FEATURED ARTICLES: Admission Watch: Colleges find new ways to recruit students
Financial Matters: The impact of the stimulus package on higher education. Will President-Elect Joseph Biden cancel student debt? COVID's Further impact on Higher Ed. FAFSA apps down: How One State Responds. How Colleges are addressing tuition costs.
Enrollment Trends: Who is up and who is down. States hit the hardest. The Counselor's Bookshelf: A new report on higher ed budgets and COVID From Lumina. And people are talking about the new PBS Series, "Rethinking College." Early reports from the Ivy League. A profile of one state and its enrollment challenges. Curriculum Capsules: Including new online programs.
A Special Report: On best practices for graduating low-income students. And, of course, News You Can Use.
December 2020
FEATURED ARTICLES: Admission Watch: More Expected to be Admitted Early.
Financial Matters: Will Congress Cancel Student Debt? Price Increases Slow. One State Freezes Tuition. One College Eliminates Loans. And Medical School Applications Soar.
The Counselor's Corner. Recruiting in the Age of COVID. Counselor's Bookshelf: A Book Here. A Report There. Curriculum Capsules: New Finance Programs. New Internships. A New Degree in Sustainability. New Reports about Online Learning.
And, News You Can Use: On the ACT, Affirmative Actions. And More.
November 2020
FEATURED ARTICLES: A First Look at Fall Enrollment Trends. On a National Scale and at Local Colleges. A COVID-19 Campus Update: The Impact on Colleges. And How Some Colleges Are Recruiting Students.
Counselor's Bookshelf. A Couple of New Items. Financial Matters: On the State of Student Aid. And How Aid Impacts Middle-Class Mobility. A New Report: On How Long it Takes Grads to Find a Job.
Tuition Tabs. Curriculum Capsules: New Programs, New Partnerships. And News You Can Use: On Education Gaps and the Common App. Among Other Things.
October 2020
FEATURED ARTICLES: Another Special Six-Page Issue: Colleges and COVID-19: Updates:
Snapshots Of College Trends. Will COVID Impact the Class of 2025?
A Roundup of Colleges Facing the Pandemic. Presidential Candidates on Higher Ed.
A Look at Key Issues. The Counselor's Corner: A Look Ahead.
Counselor's Bookshelf: Resources on the New Enrollment Challenge, a Gap Year and the Post-Pandemic College.
Financial Matters: On New Tuition Free-Program in the States. A Scholarship Scoop or Two. More Enrollment Trends:
New Programs, New Partnerships. How Some Colleges in California Face the Challenges This Fall. And, Graduate News: New Programs, New Trends.
As Well As, News You Can Use: On Censorship on Campuses, the Learning Disabled and Greek Life.
September 2020
FEATURED ARTICLES: Special Six-Page Issue:
How COVID-19 is Impacting Higher Ed.
Financial Measures. A Memo from the National Governors Association. The Shape of Things to Come.
The Counselor's Corner focused on Colleges Opening Face to Face and Online.
Enrollment Trends: A Look at California Universities.
Admissions Watch. With Community College Options and a Word on How Student Plans are Changing.
Counselor's Bookshelf: From New Resources on How to Navigate the New Challenges.
Best Value Colleges, Web Sources and New Reports. And, of course,
News You Can Use: On Online Learning, What Parents Think and New Test Optional Schools.
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