Filter & Sort
Rankings Noise
What would it really take to be in the U.S. News top 20? And can anyone really change in the 'beauty pageant' of the reputational survey?
Faculty Tips for First-Gen Students
A university taps into its instructors' expertise with underrepresented students to produce videos that help professors at other colleges help those students.
Summer Scramble
What happens after tuition-dependent private colleges miss their enrollment goals? Depends on the campus.
No More LSAT 'Flagging'
Law school group settles suit by Justice Department by agreeing to no longer identify test-takers who receive extra time due to a disability -- and to streamline process of getting extra time.
Admissions Collusion?
Lawsuit accuses Common Application of violating antitrust law by pressuring colleges into adopting certain policies. Admissions experts are split on whether the charge has validity.
Opinion
The Disappearing California Dream
When his daughter finds it easier to get in and easier to afford an Ivy League university than the University of California, Arturo E. Hernandez wonders what has been lost.
Opinion
Next Chapter for Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court's recent decision may not require colleges to change their practices, but it's another sign they need new approaches, writes Matthew Gaertner.
The Agent Impact
American colleges lag Western counterparts in share of international students recruited with commissioned agents, but study suggests numbers may be higher than colleges think -- and about to grow.