Admissions

Study finds large advantages for Black and Latinx applicants to Harvard and University of North Carolina. Is it valid? Will this sway the Supreme Court?

New study suggests that top colleges perhaps used to discriminate against Asian Americans, but they may have abandoned the practice.

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.

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.

By Mary Kreta

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

By Jim Jump

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

By Phil Baty