College Officials Strategizing to Ensure Fall Enrollment in Tough Economy - Reginald Stuart, Diverse

When colleges and universities across the nation began seeing significant drops in enrollment last fall and this winter, the unexpected and costly downward shifts sent recruiting and admissions officers scrambling. Now, with admissions season at full tilt but household finances evaporating as the economy continues to sputter, school officials are creating myriad strategies to ensure the students they are admitting this spring and the ones currently in school will actually enroll this fall.