By Scott Jaschik. Through Dec. 1 (an application deadline for some institutions), the Common Application has received 1,077,900 applications for various early-decision programs. That covers all kinds of early decision -- including nonbinding. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Tulane’s technology team sent 130 applicants welcome messages, giving them their university email addresses and passwords. Turns out, these applicants hadn’t been admitted. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. The nominations are now in for the 2016 #IHEreaderschoice contest for the best university press book for a holiday gift for someone in academe. Use the hashtag on Twitter or Facebook and you'll see all the nominees. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. Students were among those attending a concert/party Friday night in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse when a deadly fire broke out -- and some students who may have attended are missing. More than 33 bodies have been removed from the warehouse, but most have not been identified and authorities believe that many other bodies remain inside. Read more...

By Scott Jaschik. A new study finds that among community college students in California, 70 percent experience the threat of housing insecurity or homelessness, and 12 percent experience the threat of hunger. Read more...

By Paul Fain. New study dumps cold water on the value of wage data to prospective students who are place bound and headed to less-selective colleges. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Barbara Beno, president of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, has been placed on leave in advance of her planned retirement next year, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The University of Virginia's Miller Center and the affiliated National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education on Wednesday released a report making the case for how to best fund increased college credential production in the United States. Read more...

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education last week announced the seven companies it awarded new contracts for the collection of debt from federal financial aid. The seven companies, listed below, were selected from 48 bids, according to the publication insideARM. Read more...

By Paul Fain. In an expected move, John King Jr., the U.S. secretary of education, on Monday made the Education Department's final decision to terminate its recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Read more...