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Will Affirmative Action Debate Kill Legacy Admissions?
Supreme Court is likely to bar preferences based on race but not based on alumni status. But some think colleges will feel forced to abandon the latter.
Admissions Dean Under Investigation for Alleged Discrimination
Former employees of the Tufts admission office allege their higher-ups discriminated against staff of color. The university has hired an outside law firm to investigate.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: The Supreme Court
Jim Jump writes of the implications of what the justices said.
The Week in Admissions News
Twenty-six million applicants for debt relief; a fake Stanford student; UPS loses SATs in El Paso; A Dream Defaulted; therapy without limits.
Potential Students Value Diversity
Survey asked them about qualities they want in college.
Striving for the ‘Gold Standard’
Some historically Black colleges and universities experienced record research funding this fiscal year. It’s a hopeful sign to a group of HBCUs seeking R-1 status.
A Purchase for the College Board
It is trying to buy Carnegie Dartlet, which provides enrollment management consulting to colleges. But the FTC must weigh in first, and it appears to be asking some tough questions.
‘We Will Not Go Back’
Hundreds show support for affirmative action programs as Supreme Court weighs their fate.