Admissions

Why do admissions professionals engage in certain practices that some people question? W. Kent Barnds provides some answers.

Study finds that for applicants to U of California, race and ethnicity now influence scores more than family income and parental education levels. Could findings change debate over affirmative action?

More than 100 college counselors at Jesuit high schools urge group seeking to reform admissions process to rethink its plans and push back scheduled start for new system.

Study suggests that publication pressures lead to more familiar -- and more likely to be published -- research, at the expense of innovation.

Purdue expunges presentation on Edward Snowden because leaked information on three slides is still technically classified.

Study finds significant variation in academic preparation of traditional-age students at different community colleges, and seeks to explain graduation rate gap between 2- and 4-year colleges.

The U.S. Army will model its newly consolidated approach to educational programs on traditional higher education, in part to help soldiers get more college credits for their military experience.