Afternoon Update: Flagships enroll more and more freshmen from out of state

The left’s contradictory higher-ed goals; Taylor Swift as student-engagement tool; enrollments rebound; $1.8-billion FAFSA error to be fixed; and more ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. ACADEMIC MIGRATION [Flagships Are Enrolling More and More Freshmen From Out of State]( By Audrey Williams June [STORY IMAGE]( Forty-five of the top public universities have seen a drop in their share of homegrown first-year students over the past two decades, a Chronicle analysis of new federal data shows. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | ESSAY [The Left’s Contradictory Goals for Higher Ed]( By Brendan Cantwell [STORY IMAGE]( It’s time to acknowledge that progressive aims are in conflict. OPENING A GATEWAY [For Some Professors, Taylor Swift Is a Student-Engagement Tactic]( By Charlotte Matherly [STORY IMAGE]( And a worthy research subject, too. LATITUDES [Why a Court Challenge to an Obscure Fisheries Regulation Could Upend Student-Visa Policy]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( A Supreme Court decision could lead to regulatory uncertainty. Plus, overseas applicants are up, according to the Common App. ADVICE [How to Treat Your Visiting Professors]( By Bret C. Devereaux [STORY IMAGE]( Ten steps that departments could take, at zero or minimal cost, to extend basic collegiality to their contingent colleagues. ENROLLMENT [Colleges Are Finally Turning the Corner on Enrollment]( [New data]( from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center indicates that campuses are seeing their first enrollment growth since the pandemic struck, in 2020, but they still have more than a million empty seats compared with five years ago. The data largely confirm [preliminary numbers]( issued by the center in October. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) STUDENT AID [Education Dept. Says It Will Fix Its $1.8-Billion FAFSA Mistake]( The department said the error, which involves the calculation of how much aid a student gets, would be fixed in time for the 2024-25 award year. The mistake, which would make some students and families appear richer than they really are, is not directly connected with the [rocky rollout]( of the [updated]( Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (NPR, The Chronicle) ADMISSIONS [Virginia Senate Votes to Ban Preferences for Legacy Applicants to Public Colleges]( The legislation, which passed unanimously, would forbid [preferential treatment]( for the relatives of alumni or donors. An identical measure is pending in Virginia’s House of Delegates. [Questions have been raised]( about [legacy preferences]( since the Supreme Court [struck down race-conscious admissions]( last year, and one state — Colorado — has [banned the practice](. (Associated Press, The Chronicle) FINANCIAL AID [Brown, Columbia, Duke, and Yale Join Other Universities in Settling Price-Fixing Case]( The four bring the number of universities that have settled the antitrust litigation to eight. Previously, [Emory, Rice]( and [Vanderbilt]( Universities, along with the [University of Chicago]( settled. The lawsuit had accused 17 top universities of [illegally colluding]( to limit their financial-aid awards, violating an agreement to be “need-blind.” (The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, Reuters, The Chronicle) CAMPUS CUTS [U. of Wisconsin at Green Bay to Suspend In-Person Classes at Branch Campus]( The move, which will take effect this spring, raises questions about the future of the Marinette campus. It follows similar steps taken last year at several other branch campuses, as the [university system deals]( with declining enrollments, shifting demographics, and tighter budgets. 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