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An Optional LSAT?

The leading law school accreditor has proposed eliminating the standardized test requirement for admissions. Proponents argue it would increase diversity, but detractors fear a loss of accountability.

Retractions: A Missed Opportunity?

New paper says retractions take too long to meaningfully influence public debates about important topics.

‘Beliefs Change’

A field reckons with its past involvement in conversion therapy for LGBTQ people—and somehow a graduate admissions decision gets thrown into the mix.

QS Ranks Russian Universities, Contrary to Original Plan

After Russia invaded Ukraine, QS pledged not to rank the country’s universities. But it just did so.

The Week in Admissions News

Biden’s debt cancellation; free college; for-profits could be hurt; protests at Seattle Pacific.
Opinion

The Justice Department Has Worsened College Admissions

The agency never should have gone after NACAC, and we are all paying the price because it did, writes Jay Menees.

Texas A&M’s Nonstudent

Kyle Rittenhouse says he will actually attend Blinn College.

Parents Matter More

EAB survey finds that they are more important in the admissions process than in the past, especially for white and Asian students. Being test optional matters the most for Black and Hispanic students.