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The Week in Admissions News

Phone-free experiences for students; high demand for online education at community colleges; expanding CUNY's ASAP.

A wizard, dressed in a robe and pointy hat, stands with his hands hovering above a glowing crystal ball.
Opinion

Education as Privilege Laundering

The most powerful contemporary magic is to transform money into “merit,” Musa al-Gharbi writes.

Opinion

Confronting Racism After Affirmative Action

What faculty can and should do to help all of their future students.

NAACP Launches ‘Diversity No Matter What’ Campaign

The NAACP is asking more than 1,600 colleges, public and private, that have competitive admissions policies to join its new...
The scene in front of the Supreme Court Oct. 31, when the court heard arguments in two cases challenging race-conscious admissions in higher education: a lone opponent of affirmative action, with protest signs, stands next to a group of mostly young people  rallying in support of affirmative action.
Opinion

Not a Win for Asian American Applicants

The Supreme Court decision on affirmative action won’t change deeper reasons Asian Americans are disadvantaged in elite college admissions, Leelila Strogov writes.

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Opinion

Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit

A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write.

The Week in Admissions News

Orthodox students criticize Brandeis ad; Hope College bets on tuition-free program; Louisiana requires “In God We Trust” in classrooms.

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Does the Supreme Court Order Apply to Financial Aid?

Missouri attorney general tells all colleges to drop minority scholarships. University of Missouri system complies.