Admissions

Reporters picked up report that university for first time admitted a class that was majority nonwhite. It wasn't the first time, and elite universities in the West have been more diverse than Harvard for years.

Justice Department inquiry renews debate over whether top colleges hold some applicants to an unfair standard -- and what the data say about Asian-American applicants.

Not all prospective international students have changed their view of the United States, but plenty have -- especially from the Middle East and North Africa.

Jim Jump says there are legitimate reasons to withdraw an acceptance, but he's not sure the university had them for most of those briefly told they couldn't enroll.

Michael S. Roth discusses why we must resist efforts to restrict affirmative action.

California’s public colleges are partnering more with foundations to achieve completion goals, and while resistance among faculty members remains, the previously rocky relationship appears to have improved.

U of Texas prevailed in affirmative action case in large part because of its research. Will other colleges be able to match that analysis? And will legal and political battles change if focus is on rejected Asian-American applicants?