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Opinion

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.

U of Central Arkansas Launches Tuition Assistance Program

The University of Central Arkansas has launched a tuition-reduction initiative to ensure that all in-state freshmen whose families earn less...

University of Tennessee Guarantees Admission to Eligible Students

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees voted Friday to guarantee admission to the flagship Knoxville campus for high school...
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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.

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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.

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Opinion

What Algorithms Say About Affirmative Action

Race-blind approaches risk obscuring important information, Rachel Hong writes.

Florida System Set to Adopt Controversial Standardized Test

The State University System of Florida seems poised to accept the Classic Learning Test, a controversial alternative to the SAT...
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Yale Reaches Agreement on Affirmative Action Case

Students for Fair Admissions dropped its lawsuit against the university after Yale agreed to make significant changes to its admissions policies.