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Preference for Privilege
As new data make all the more clear, we should be ashamed of the ways in which elite college admissions privilege children of the wealthy, Jim Jump writes.
Admissions Officers Reflect on a Transformative Year
In Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, admissions leaders share their views on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban and other major changes in the sector.
Putting Admissions in Context
A new study finds that taking high school students’ level of resources into account when assessing applications can lead to diverse admits who are likely to succeed in college.
U of Central Arkansas Launches Tuition Assistance Program
Florida System Adopts the Classic Learning Test
The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors voted to accept the SAT alternative in state Republicans’ latest rebuke of academic norms.
University of Tennessee Guarantees Admission to Eligible Students
What Algorithms Say About Affirmative Action
Race-blind approaches risk obscuring important information, Rachel Hong writes.
For Selective Institutions, Progress and Backsliding on Socioeconomic Diversity
New York Times database shows some colleges have gained in socioeconomic diversity, but many have declined.