The Rise of the Vibe School in College Admissions
Forbes
Bucknell was among the “vibe schools” listed in this story, which are identified as being “socially vibrant but academically solid; located in climate-friendly …
Forbes
Bucknell was among the “vibe schools” listed in this story, which are identified as being “socially vibrant but academically solid; located in climate-friendly …
The Daily Item
Bucknell opens its 180th academic year on Monday, Aug. 25, with a record overall student enrollment for a fifth straight year with …
Inside Higher Ed
Bucknell’s College Admissions Insider podcast is highlighted in this story about how higher education professionals are increasingly producing podcasts to provide advice …
NorthcentralPA.com
Bucknell University is the first institution to sign on with the nonprofit Matriculate’s Pathways Partner program, according to this story. Through its formal …
Forbes
Bucknell is listed among the schools in this story that benefit from Early Decision applicants, and also provide students benefit for applying that way. …
Business Insider
Tour guide Halle Spataro ’24 discusses how questions allow tour guides to better cater the tour toward the needs and interests of the …
Forbes
Bucknell’s record opening enrollment is mentioned in this story about enrollment trends in college and universities across the country. …
INSIGHT Into Diversity
Lisa Keegan, vice president for enrollment management, explains in this story how Bucknell increased total enrollment overall, as well as with …
Forbes
Lisa Keegan, vice president for enrollment management, provides advice to graduating seniors in this story about how they should treat the rest …
The Daily Item
Bucknell’s College Admissions Insider podcast — co-hosted by Bryan Wendell, associate director of editorial content strategy; and Brooke Thames, communications …
WNEP-TV
This segment reports that in addition to a record number of first-year students, Bucknell University is unveiling the university’s newest building, Holmes Hall …
FOX56
Bucknell’s largest incoming class in history, with the 1,031 new students in the Class of 2025, and record opening enrollment of 3,810 students …
Forbes
Tech executives are dreaming of a world where virtual reality engages even more people to action. This story reports that Bucknell is recreating the …
Medium
Bucknell is cited in this story for being among institutions that have come up with a great landing page targeting admissions. …
The Philadelphia Inquirer
This story profiles the Bucknell Virtual Experience, which is described as a pioneering immersive Oculus-based virtual experience. …
Forbes
Lisa Keegan, Bucknell vice president for enrollment management, offers advice to college-bound high school seniors, suggesting in this article that these students “Listen …
Forbes
Experts in collegiate admissions, including Bucknell Vice President for Enrollment Management Lisa Keegan, discuss in this story refuted fallacies and delusions in higher …
The Wall Street Journal
This front page story reports on how families with high-school students are finding novel ways to get a sense of campus, …
CNBC
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this story reports that some U.S. colleges and universities have lowered their prices, including Bucknell. …
Tribune Media Services/The Morning Call
College officials have been working through the pandemic to come up with safe and creative ways to find prospective students …
NorthCentralPA.com
This story reports that Bucknell welcomed its largest incoming class for the 2020-2021 academic year with 991 new students, compared to 968 new students …
FOX 56
Students may have just gotten back on campus, but colleges and universities are already thinking ahead to recruiting their next class. Over at …
Inside Higher Ed
Some institutions are having record years, but many others are starting the year with 10 or 20 percent of students not there. …
The Wall Street Journal
Bucknell’s response to help families who have lost jobs or have had small businesses hurting because of the pandemic, as told …
Inside Higher Ed
A review of private college admissions numbers as of June 1 reveals “successes and disappointments” this story. The former group includes …
Pennlive.com
This story reports that Bucknell has canceled an announced 3.5 percent tuition increase in an attempt to provide some relief to students during what …
Forbes
If there is a glimmer of brightness in the current COVID-19 plague, it may be that high school seniors in the United States are …
The Chronicle of Higher Education
As the coronavirus disrupts the admissions process, a growing number of institutions are giving students more time to make a …
Inside Higher Ed
Jim Jump, author of this op-ed, writes that the future of college admissions is worrisome on many fronts. He cites Bill …
Forbes
This story reports that several colleges and universities are at the forefront of elevating character in admission and are actively seeking valid, tangible ways …
Inside Higher Ed
At a time when integrity of the college admission process is being questioned by the media and by parents and students, members …
Inside Higher Ed
A group of enrollment managers, including Bill Conley, Bucknell vice president for enrollment management, offered advice to new students in this …
The Atlantic
This story reports on the most popular names among the incoming freshman classes at college and universities across the country. It includes an …
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Bill Conley, vice president for enrollment management at Bucknell, explains in this op-ed why students aren’t showing up to …
Inside Higher Ed
Bucknell has joined the growing number of institutions that have made submission of SAT or ACT scores optional, but it continues to …
WITF-FM
The admissions scandal has invited scrutiny of the admission practices of the colleges themselves and how the process works. Bill Conley, vice president …
The Associated Press
The abuses of standardized testing in the college bribery scandal highlighted deeper concerns about the fairness of using SAT and ACT tests. …
Inside Higher Ed
Since the 2016 meeting of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, a group of admission deans from more than a dozen …
WITF-FM
Bill Conley, vice president for enrollment management at Bucknell, participated in a panel of four admissions professionals discussing the latest admissions trends on …
The Daily Item
Danville native Kevin Mathes knew somewhere around his sophomore or junior year at Bucknell University that he wanted to someday be the …
TIME
This story reports that Bucknell is among colleges and universities nationwide who are standing by their future students if they are among those who …
The Wall Street Journal
As application numbers surge, admissions officers at some elite colleges say they don’t have time to read an entire file. Instead, …