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Do ACT and SAT Favor Older Students?

Scholar suggests they do and advises standardized tests to adjust some students’ scores.

Are High School GPAs Rising? Should You Care?

ACT says grades are rising. But a testing critic says ACT is exaggerating the problem.
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its red velvet drapes and white columns.

Making Their Arguments Against Affirmative Action

Thirty-four briefs argue that Harvard and UNC, and other colleges that base their admissions plans on the Grutter decision, should be forced to change.

Ethical College Admissions: Ironies and Flaws

Students for Fair Admissions’ brief to the Supreme Court shows its real target is the Grutter ruling, writes Jim Jump.

The Week in Admissions News

Tuition rates are rising; tuition waivers for Native Americans; leaving college without a credential; Duke investigates plagiarism at commencement.

Faculty Votes No Confidence in Sonoma State President

Sonoma State president Judy Sakaki allegedly ignored her husband’s sexual harassment of college employees. That triggered a no-confidence vote in which faculty raised numerous other issues.

Tide of Exits Without Degrees Still Rising

The number of students who left college before earning a credential continued to rise during the last two years.

How Colleges Are Filling Their Classes

Many colleges and universities, public and private, are still admitting students for the fall. Even those that have met their goals for the fall are worried about summer melt.