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Opinion
The End of Rankings
William D. Adams writes that it’s time for all colleges to follow the lead of Colorado College and drop U.S. News.
Opinion
Transparency in Admissions
To protect diversity on campus, the Education Department must expand its data collection in three key ways, James Murphy writes.
A Good Year in Admissions?
Common Application numbers continue to look positive.
‘U.S. News’ Acquires CollegeAdvisor.com
The rankings giant enters the field of advising individual students on where to go to college.
The Week in Admissions News
Small decline in applications to U of California; financial incentives to improve the transfer process; transfer admissions to UCLA; ABA will again consider making law schools test optional; blackout rage gallons.
Opinion
Advocacy Is Missing in College Applications
Counselors can do much more to help good students get into good colleges, writes John Morganelli Jr.
Recovering From Low Admissions Numbers
Salem College has been educating women since 1772, but in the fall of 2021, it had only 45 new students. Here’s how the college is pushing for a full recovery.
How Short-Term Thinking Deters Colleges From Accepting Transfer Credits
A new white paper suggests colleges need more and better financial incentives to improve transfer processes.