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10. Yearbook review finds admissions dean with Confederate flag.

9. NACAC says it needs to remove several measures from its code of conduct to avoid a Justice Department suit. What do the provisions do? Arguably they protect students.

8. Admissions surge after NYU Med goes tuition-free.

7. More colleges are ending requirements that applicants submit SAT or ACT. It's not the admissions scandal, but about diversity concerns and may be a Chicago impact.

6. Do law schools limit black enrollment with the LSAT?

5. NACAC agrees to change its code of ethics.

4. When colleges seek diversity through Photoshop.

3. Error in math scoring on May SAT.

2. College Board says tool will provide more context for admissions officers. Many are skeptical of the plan. Critics and defenders of affirmative action see different problems with the index.

And the most read story of 2019 was …

1. Massive admissions scandal. Details emerge about indictments of wealthy parents who allegedly found ways to rig the system.

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