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The Week in Admissions News
A call for competitive colleges to change approach to admissions; a $147,000 one-year master's degree; eliminating undergraduate programs; community college grads and bachelor's attainment.
LSAT vs. GRE: What's Next?
Legal education experts consider fallout from increased interest among law schools in using a test other than the LSAT.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Who Benefits From a ‘Million-Dollar Scholar’?
Should any program encourage high school students to apply to 100 or more colleges? Jim Jump considers the issues.
Worst Colleges for Jewish Students? Or Maybe the Best?
A new ranking challenges the way some institutions have been described as hostile or unwelcoming.
Opinion
Calling Attention to a Postdoc's Struggles and Suicide
Author of a scientific paper fought for years to find a journal to accept his work, which has an acknowledgments section that includes a tribute to a colleague.
Shaking Up Law School Admissions
Georgetown and Northwestern announce they will accept GRE, not just LSAT. But ABA may move in ways that limit the option and that some fear would impede diversity efforts.
Opinion
Giving People What They Paid For
Drew Story outlines a simple approach academics can use to increase access to research and restore its public value.
Archway to a Better Job
McDonald’s brings a flexible approach and free career and college advising to its tuition assistance program, which is aimed in part at keeping employees on the job longer.