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Caltech Drops SAT Subject Tests
And three colleges abandon the SAT and ACT.

Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Harvard's Preferences
Jim Jump reviews a paper on how the university treats athletes, legacies and others.

Beef With Harvard
Texas A&M chancellor suggests that Harvard researchers have an anti-red meat agenda.

An Intelligent Argument on Race?
Scholar makes argument in favor of race-based research into intelligence, but experts in that subfield say it's an unnecessary plea that doesn't square with scientific realities.

Nudging With Incentives
New research compares efforts to encourage students to re-enroll in college with information alone or with tuition waivers. The financial incentives appear to work better.

The ‘Hidden Consensus’ for Affirmative Action
New book says campuses are far less polarized on the issue than is widely believed.

Opinion
The Next Testing Scandal
Don't dwell on the Varsity Blues scandal, writes Ben Paris. Focus on the ways there are advantages, in plain sight, to cheat.
The Week in Admissions News
The earning power of liberal arts; USC fires three; race-conscious policies; students and debt; first-generation students.
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