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After Supreme Court Ruling, Can the Essay Get You In?
It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action.
Confronting Racism After Affirmative Action
What faculty can and should do to help all of their future students.
The Week in Admissions News
Phone-free experiences for students; high demand for online education at community colleges; expanding CUNY's ASAP.
NAACP Launches ‘Diversity No Matter What’ Campaign
Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit
A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write.
Not a Win for Asian American Applicants
The Supreme Court decision on affirmative action won’t change deeper reasons Asian Americans are disadvantaged in elite college admissions, Leelila Strogov writes.
Does the Supreme Court Order Apply to Financial Aid?
Missouri attorney general tells all colleges to drop minority scholarships. University of Missouri system complies.
The Week in Admissions News
Orthodox students criticize Brandeis ad; Hope College bets on tuition-free program; Louisiana requires “In God We Trust” in classrooms.