Admissions

With some students not able to make it to campus for an in-person tour, colleges must ensure their virtual tours offer a clear sense of what the campus is like, says Mary Kreta of the University of Montana.

Law firm says former dean of education left out data that would bring down University of Southern California’s score from 2013 to 2020, and the current dean did so in 2021, before coming clean to the provost.

Pew poll of American adults finds 74 percent think race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions decisions. For gender, 82 percent think it shouldn’t be considered.

Will MIT change and challenge the test-optional movement? Jim Jump considers the possibilities.

New rankings measure institutions on their contributions to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Phil Baty writes.

Students would give a lower rank to a college if it cut nonacademic amenities to save money, survey finds.

Different strategies work for undergraduate and graduate admissions.