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Dispatch From a Post–Affirmative Action NACAC
College admissions counselors gathered at their annual conference last week, where the end of affirmative action loomed large among a host of other issues from a tumultuous year.
Test-Free Admissions: Why Wait?
While test-optional policies are already the norm, the University of California’s experience points toward test-free admissions as the next best step, Julie J. Park and OiYan Poon write.
Rankled by Rankings
Shifts in methodology scrambled the usual hierarchy of U.S. News’s annual college rankings, prompting a fierce backlash from some higher ed leaders.
No Calculus? No Problem at Caltech
With many high school students lacking access to key STEM classes, Caltech and other technology-focused institutions are exploring admissions alternatives.
Michigan Universities Promise Admission to Eligible Students
A New Legal Blitz on Affirmative Action
Challenges to race-conscious policies are surging in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action, including a new lawsuit against West Point.
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.
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.