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How to (and How Not to) Recruit Minority Students
At NACAC meeting, educators share tips for how colleges can land a diverse student body. And others caution about what not to do.
Opinion
To Understand Admissions…
You need to understand the world of student aid, write Timothy S. Rich, Sydney Windhorst and Ian Milden.
The Week in Admissions News
Purchasing lists of prospective students called “structurally racist”; transfer policies; Black students and community colleges; students and internships.
Intellectuals at the Gate
The creator of a new podcast discusses the barriers the Ivy League erected to limit the number of Jewish students in the 1920s, and how the quota system has evolved since.
Opinion
Flawed Survey on the 'Liberal Arts'
Studies that don't clearly define key terms reinforce misunderstanding rather than guiding students and families.
What Are the Liberal Arts?
New study shows most high school seniors have little idea.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: A Shortcut
Jim Jump writes that the debate over calculus reminds him of the questions that are raised about rankings.
Why Some Professors Don’t Post PDFs by Marginalized Scholars
Altmetrics track how scholarly works are discussed, shared, read and reused online. Such real-time feedback may especially matter for underrepresented and early-career researchers, though the metrics have limitations.