Georgetown updates its admissions policies After reviewing its admissions processes, Georgetown University announced a three-year pilot program in which it will accept the Common Application while maintaining other existing admissions policies aimed at making a Georgetown education accessible to students of all backgrounds. Read > Law schools in DC and nationwide see a boost in applicants Applications have surged at nearly 200 law schools across the country, including Georgetown University Law Center, which received the most applications in its history and reported the highest number of applicants of any U.S. law school, ever. Read > Report: Changes in the share of Pell Grant recipients at wealthy private colleges Enrollment of Pell Grant recipients increased by more than six percentage points at schools with very large endowments between 2007-08 and 2022-23, according to a new analysis from the Brookings Institution. Read > Preparing colleges for the demographic cliff U.S. colleges and universities looking to counteract a pending decline in college enrollment should invest in boosting retention rates and recruiting students from a range of backgrounds, higher education advocates tell Higher Ed Dive. Read > A pipeline from enrollment to employment > Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘chilling effect’ > Report: 6 in 10 LGBTQ Texas students said they were negatively impacted by DEI ban > Supporting students in uncertain times > ACE: Student outcomes at MSIs improve with full funding > Tribal colleges fear for their federal funding > Do-it-yourself mental health efforts by community college students >