There's more to the book-burning at Georgia Southern; Johns Hopkins has stopped legacy admissions; counselors take on bigger caseloads; and more.
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In the last decade, the university has lowered the proportion of legacy students in its freshman class from 12.5 percent to 3.5 percent. The share of students eligible for Pell Grants has gone up from 9 percent to 19 percent. (PREMIUM)
Heather Hiles came to the job less than a year ago and helped lead efforts to design a virtual program aimed at educating adult students statewide. (PREMIUM)
The return on investment of a liberal-arts education builds slowly but surpasses the median of all colleges over time, a new report concludes. (PREMIUM)
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