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College Selectivity and Income
Selectivity matters, but more for some than others.
Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court Not to Take Affirmative Action Case
Biden administration backs Harvard University in case.
Test Optional May Not Apply to Homeschooled Students
Even some colleges that have gone test optional still require homeschooled applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. Admissions officials say test scores are a valuable metric for homeschooled students, who can be challenging to evaluate.
Opinion
Collaborative Research Across Continents
Members of the African Urbanism Humanities Lab describe the politics, practicalities and promise of research engagements between universities in the Global North and South.
Online Course Provider Shops More Affordable College Credits
TEL Education partners with institutions to offer high school students a low-cost way to start their college careers. Critics worry about quality and transferability.
ABA Gives Law Schools Go-Ahead to Use GRE
About one-third of law schools already accept it. Will the rest now follow suit?
Ex-Dean at Temple Convicted
A jury took less than an hour to find him guilty in case that embarrassed the university and the rankings industry.
White Privilege
Study documents key ways that white (and sometimes Asian) students have an advantage in admissions over Black and Latinx students.