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Fallout From Exposé About Transcript Fraud

After report on abuse at school famous for sending low-income black students to top colleges, admissions officials engage in soul-searching.

Decline Found in Colleges That Check Applicants' Social Media

Part of the shift may relate to increased popularity of sites on which posts are easier to hide.

The Week in Admissions News

Students and careers; parent borrowing; Chinese enrollments.

The Impact of Holistic Admissions

LSU finds increased diversity with its first class using a new system. But not everyone is applauding the switch.

Ethical College Admissions: After the Applications Are In

Ethical choices don't go away at this stage in the process, especially if an applicant does something that may hurt his or her chances, writes Jim Jump.

Choosing a College: The Virtues of a Good Misfit

All the talk about helping prospective students find "the perfect fit" may be discouraging them from truly valuable experiences at colleges where they may thrive, writes Diana Senechal.

You're Fired

Professor says she's "terminating" Michigan State as her employer after it ignored her harassment complaints against an administrator and then pursued what she calls cooked-up research misconduct allegations against her.

Making Race-Conscious Affirmative Action a Scapegoat

The recent challenges are at best mistaken and at worst malicious, argues Michele S. Moses.