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The Week in Admissions News
Ex-dean receives 14-month sentence in rankings scandal; free webcasts on international recruitment; scrutiny for Supreme Court nominee; challenges for ex-prisoners; getting Hispanic students back.
Formerly Imprisoned Students Struggle to Shed Their Past
The stigma of incarceration often complicates admissions, membership in academic organizations and professional licensure, restricting individuals for years after their release from prison.
Common App Again Changes Its Language
More changes to the application are designed to better serve transgender population.
A Legacy Program That’s Different
McDaniel College gives every child or grandchild of alumni $30,000 a year to pay for the college. It gives the same award to children of those who work in K-12 education and community colleges, to veterans and active-duty military.
The Week in Admissions News
Study abroad in a time of war; graduate degrees don’t always pay off; legal education; State of the Union.
Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment
Following California Supreme Court’s decision, university initially said it would have to cut new enrollment by 3,050 but now says it will only lose 400 slots.
Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says
California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.
Prepared (Mostly) for College
Survey of those who graduated from high school in 2021 and took the ACT finds students did prepare for college, but they had to do so in different ways.