Admissions

Jim Jump considers contradictory indications of what the public thinks about affirmative action … and how students are admitted.

Catharine Bond Hill, a leading economist of higher education, says policy changes -- by the government and colleges -- could make a difference. She urges many colleges to grow in size to admit more students.

An executive order linking federal research funds to free speech would be on firm ground historically and statutorily, as well as long overdue, write Frederick M. Hess and Grant Addison.

Nearly three-fourths of those surveyed by Pew oppose consideration of race in admissions. Only 7 percent say it should be a major factor -- and 8 percent each say legacy status or athletic ability should be a major factor.

Rejected applicant to Georgetown law harassed the alumnus who interviewed him.

New research says critics of elite colleges' policies may want to pay more attention to what happens after graduation.

The ethical issues raised by the Wake Forest controversy are complicated, writes Jim Jump.