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Graduate cadets in white uniforms salute in a crowd
Graduate cadets in white uniforms salute in a crowd

Affirmative Action Gets Another Day in Court

September 17, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions sued the Naval Academy over its ongoing consideration of race in admissions, which the Supreme Court allowed in an exemption. The outcome could have broad implications.

The book cover of Higher Admissions by Nicholas Lemann along with a photo of the author, a light-skinned man with gray hair and glasses.
The book cover of Higher Admissions by Nicholas Lemann along with a photo of the author, a light-skinned man with gray hair and glasses.

How the SAT Shaped College Admissions

September 16, 2024

Author Nicholas Lemann discusses his new book on standardized testing and common misconceptions about the history and future of admissions exams.

A man in front of a building
A man in front of a building

Navient Pays the Piper

September 13, 2024

The U.S. government’s $120 million settlement with the onetime student loan giant concludes a seven-year legal saga and sets a precedent for stricter oversight.

Students, in white shirts and dark neckties, crowd an auditorium
Students, in white shirts and dark neckties, crowd an auditorium

A Silver Lining for HBCUs in Affirmative Action’s Demise

September 11, 2024

Applications to historically Black colleges and universities surged last cycle, and enrollments are up this fall. Can the perennially underfunded institutions handle the influx?