This week, Washington and Lee became need-blind for undergraduate admissions, the University of Chicago revived a unique art-lending program for students, Emory University invested in Bitcoin, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a pilot initiative for high schoolers in the top 10% of the class.
Thanks to a $132 million alumni gift, Washington and Lee University announced that it will no longer consider financial need when evaluating applications for undergraduate admission. With this announcement, Washington and Lee becomes one of a small number of highly selective colleges and universities able to implement a need-blind admissions policy for all undergraduate applicants while maintaining a commitment to meet 100% of accepted students’ demonstrated need.
The University of Chicago revived its “Art to Live With” program, a lending program between the Smart Museum of Art and all students in campus housing. The program– which features a collection of prints by Gordon Parks, Takashi Murakami, Robert Indiana, and Picasso, among others– allows students to choose original works of art to display in their dorm rooms for one year.
Emory University has invested $15.8 million of its endowment in a publicly-traded Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The milestone investment makes Emory the first university to publicly disclose an investment in the Bitcoin exchange.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Top 10% Promise program, an initiative guaranteeing that graduating New York high school seniors who meet academic readiness criteria and have grade point averages in the top 10% of their class will be accepted to at least one State University of New York campus. The program will take effect in the fall 2025 semester.
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