The College of the Holy Cross has ended their need-blind admission practice.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the beauty of a need-blind admission practice is that low-income students know their financial need won’t be a factor held against them.

Will Bill & Melinda Gates crack the value of college question?

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, in a time of growing skepticism regarding whether or not a college degree is truly worth the cost, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have created The Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education.

How do we chase down new program launches with speed yet caution?

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Penn State World Campus has a simple litmus test when preparing to launch new programs.

Adversity as an enrollment decision factor?

Reported by Education Dive, the College Board has created a new adversity metric to gauge the level of hardship from applicant students.

450 colleges were enrollment shy come decision day this year.

Reported by Education Dive, this is the 5th straight year this NACAC list number has increased as of May 1st, with many administrators surveyed claiming they needed until June 1 or July 1 to really understand what their fall number would look like.

New babies born in Colorado will start off with a free $100 college savings plan.

Reported by Education Dive, every child born or adopted into the state as of January 1 will receive $100 toward a 529 savings plan, available until the child’s 5th birthday, hoping to help incentivize college savings and long-term college enrollment.

What does student-parent financial aid need to look like?

Reported by Education Dive, a new study from the Urban Institute shows that only 13.2 of families are receiving federal childcare assistance due to education compared to 78% who receive it because they’re working.

Employers are embracing a moneyball-like hiring strategy for Tier 2 institution graduates.

Reported by Education Dive, The Future of Data Talent report from Correlation One is reminding employers that Tier 2 and Tier 3 institutions graduate 75% of the top 10% performers. So while everyone else is focusing on the same few top-tier institutions with GPA as the primary indicator to make their new hires, employers may find higher skilled employees in less competitive areas.