Two-thirds also fell short of revenue targets; community-college presidents light up social media; Netflix tackles English-department life; and more.
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By Scott Carlson

About two-thirds fell short of net-revenue targets, too. Some institutions have been finding ways to cushion the blow. (PREMIUM)

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BACKGROUNDER
By Bill Conley

Students aren’t showing up. And it’s only going to get worse. (PREMIUM)

Leadership
By Emma Dill

They use online platforms both to reach nontraditional students and to connect with one another. (PREMIUM)

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By Bennett Leckrone

Sandra Oh will reportedly star in the fictional series as the head of an English department. Twitter was abuzz with possibility.

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One year after announcing one of the nation’s most generous financial-aid initiatives, Rice University reflects on the impact of the initiative, the Rice Investment, including a significant increase in applicants and the number of students benefiting from need-based aid.

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By W. Kent Barnds

A message from a competing admissions dean invites a student to complete an easy-to-use transfer application. Should you be horrified? (PREMIUM)

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Backgrounder
By Eric Hoover

How retail tactics are reshaping student recruitment. (PREMIUM)

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Fostering collaboration and innovation, RIT engineering students are replicating motion through technology, designing robotics that could be part of better functioning assistive technologies for people tomorrow.

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