Admissions

Supporters of affirmative action need to reckon with disturbing facts showing apparent bias against Asian American applicants, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.

Campus leaders at Vassar College want to create new pipelines from community colleges to liberal arts institutions.

Some think (and many hope) that the move of law schools away from the publication will prompt undergraduate colleges to do the same. But no new challenges have emerged on undergraduate rankings … thus far.

Many say they aren’t ready for college or a career, survey finds.

Cornell waives application fees for M.B.A. programs for those recently unemployed by technology companies.

Institutions have long sought to improve the credit transfer process. A new report from Ithaka S+R outlines strategies to help students earn credit for all types of higher learning.