Eric Hoover
@erichoov.bsky.social
Senior Writer @chronicle.com, covering college access, admissions, inequality. Believer in baseball, underdogs, long narratives.
My latest: In an era of intensifying scrutiny for colleges, the enrollment hot seat keeps getting hotter. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
For Enrollment Leaders, the Hot Seat Keeps Getting Hotter
They’re navigating demands for an annual miracle: more applicants, more revenue, more everything — no matter the circumstances.
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I have come to believe that journalism will do itself in with virulent bothsidesism before any external force kills it.
Three kids, little money, constant sacrifices: My story about a mother making her way through college. www.chronicle.com/article/a-mo...
For One Mother, College Requires Constant Trade-Offs
The reinvention — and everyday obstacles — of a student parent.
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Let's talk about narratives. Many folks saw a National Student Clearinghouse report that freshman enrollment last fall dropped 5 percent. Many folks concluded: "Aha! More evidence that things are looking bad for higher ed." Umm...Wrong. Via @erichoov.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/wait...
Wait, Freshman Enrollment Actually Increased Last Fall
The National Student Clearinghouse said that a “methodological error” skewed its previous projections.
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This feature on the human impact of a college’s closure is vividly told and full of heart, which is how @karinfischer.bsky.social rolls. tinyurl.com/bdd98bmf
Can a College Town Survive the Closure of Its College?
For communities surrounding small institutions, the losses are more than economic.
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HS senior: “I’m full of gratitude, I think. But I don’t want to write a performative essay about it.”
My latest: Should the threat of deportations prompt mixed-status families to think twice before submitting the FAFSA? It's complicated. tinyurl.com/4rv6uckm
Will Submitting the FAFSA Put Undocumented Parents at Risk? This Group Thinks It Could.
A prominent association warns that mixed-status families could be “targeted for punitive action.”
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My latest: Should the threat of deportations prompt mixed-status families to think twice before submitting the FAFSA? It's complicated. tinyurl.com/4rv6uckm
Will Submitting the FAFSA Put Undocumented Parents at Risk? This Group Thinks It Could.
A prominent association warns that mixed-status families could be “targeted for punitive action.”
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📢Food pantries ain’t it when it comes to ending hunger. So this holiday season, please thank campus food pantry leaders AND partner with them to push the work much farther. My latest #RealCollege op-ed w/ the Student Basic Needs Coalition ⬇️ #highered www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/arti...
Beyond the Campus Food Pantry
Over the last decade the food pantry became a higher education trend, but hopeful signs for a future beyond campus food pantries abound.
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New from @stephenburd.bsky.social on the SAT's 'comeback': "Nearly 90 percent of the nation’s 2,275 bachelor’s degree granting institutions remain either test optional.. or 'test blind,' meaning that they do not consider test scores at all." www.newamerica.org/education-po...
The SAT’s Not-Quite-Comeback
Despite a coordinated backlash against it, "test optional" admissions remains alive and well and delivering on its promise.
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Hey there! I tell true stories about the challenges students face getting to and through college, often writing in-depth narratives that illuminate the experiences of low-income + first-gen students. Like this article, about college-access barriers in rural areas. tinyurl.com/bd6zjv48
College Fairs Might Seem Ho-Hum. Until You Meet the Rural Students at This One.
This regional gathering attracts teenagers from small-town high schools that few admissions officers ever visit. Here’s how it changed one student’s perspective on college.
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