This week, Vanderbilt University’s incoming class saw a drop in diversity, a survey showed last year’s botched FAFSA rollout had significant impacts on college enrollment, USC’s president announced her retirement, and the University of Chicago opened its newly renovated Center in Paris.
Vanderbilt University is the latest in a growing number of schools to see its diversity statistics plummet, with the Class of 2028 significantly less racially diverse than last year’s incoming class. Overall, Vanderbilt’s underrepresented students of color declined by nearly 10 percentage points, with Black student enrollment decreasing by the widest margin– from 11.5 percent to just 6 percent.
A survey completed by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) showed that last year’s botched FAFSA rollout had a number of significant effects on colleges and universities nationwide, including enrollment declines at 44 percent of private colleges.
USC President Carol Folt, who has led the university since a nationwide admissions scandal five years ago, announced that she will retire in July. Like many university leaders, Folt came under fire for her leadership response to pro-Palestinian protests and encampments, including one incident on campus last year which resulted in 93 arrests.
The University of Chicago launched its newly renovated Center in Paris, the university’s teaching and research hub in Europe. Located in the Latin Quarter, the new center is triple its original size, built to accommodate the growing number of undergraduates who study abroad in Paris each year, while also increasing space for public programming.
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