Roshan Fernandez

Schools are pushing to get commitments from prospective students sooner, adding new early-admission rounds, and using wait lists aggressively. on.wsj.com/4cIHUya

Speculation over disappearances and deaths grew for months online; Trump vows ‘we’re going to look at it.’ on.wsj.com/4eIC8On

Adverse weather during a campus visit reduces students’ likelihood of applying, with fewer applications when a tour was too hot, too cold, rainy or even cloudy. on.wsj.com/4cSKqBR

Hampshire College announced it will close permanently after the coming fall semester, after struggling with falling enrollment and rising costs on.wsj.com/3Q6ZVgS

L.A. public schools reached a tentative last-minute deal with a major employees’ union to avoid a strike that had threatened to shut down the country’s second-largest school district on.wsj.com/41ALrrZ

For years, Harvard has been handing out A’s in abundance. Now, a proposed cap would pump the brakes—and students are up in arms. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4sScPOc

Kraft Heinz all but owned the mac-and-cheese grocery aisle for decades. Now buzzy upstarts and supermarket knockoffs are eating into its market share amid years of cost cutting, underinvestment and corporate chaos. Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4rGA11r

Beans are cooler than ever because of America's obsession with fiber. Rancho Gordo wants beans to be known for something else: flavor. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4ahe69e

Here’s a job AI can take without too many people complaining: sorting recycling. ♻️ on.wsj.com/4qbprgY

First they came for the closets. Then they took the bath tubs. Now, hotels are stripping away the only thing separating us from the animals: the bathroom door. on.wsj.com/3ZNTpwT

Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries. Has America hit peak pizza? 🔗 on.wsj.com/45IfiRI

In a sophisticated scam, lobster meat valued at $400,000 was allegedly stolen in Massachusetts. 🦞 on.wsj.com/3YjMsmD

With wait lists in the thousands, the state’s vo-tech campuses are highly sought after, even attracting many college-bound students. on.wsj.com/3YeXqd2

Inspired by a movie, residents of Lakeview, Ore., stripped down to raise money for snow plowing. on.wsj.com/4iOGbZn

Roadside concerts and dates at Olive Garden with a cardboard cutout: In these fantasy football leagues, the cost of finishing last is steep. @Roshan_f16's latest A-hed on the high art of shaming fantasy's bottom-feeders. wsj.com/lifestyle/fant…

Finishing last comes at an increasingly steep cost, from roadside concerts to a date with a cardboard cutout. on.wsj.com/4iFjDdA

A report from Harvard College finds rampant grade inflation, but students complain the administration is moving goal posts. Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3M2Fj7e

There’s a new way to get a leg up in college admissions: Show how well you can disagree with people on.wsj.com/4abUaWT

Universities nationwide are battling to pad their balance sheets by attracting families who will pay full sticker price, particularly as the Trump administration slashes funding. High Point is something of a blueprint. Read more: on.wsj.com/4hYREVO

Harvard says it is handing out too many A’s. Students are fighting back. on.wsj.com/4436EME