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Yale Acts on Admissions and Athletics
University responds to admissions scandal.

College Found to Discriminate on Mental Health
Applicants at New College of Florida who wrote about their mental health issues were subject to a second read -- even if they met the standards.

Veterans Turn Sights to 90-10 Rule
Veterans' organizations see negotiations over the Higher Education Act as an opportunity to tighten a federal exemption they say makes service members target of aggressive marketing by for-profit colleges.

What the Common App Does
Study finds that applications go up, yield goes down … and (maybe) SAT scores go up a bit for colleges in the program.

Questionable Rejection
Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint -- even though the publication had a pro-preprint policy. How often does this happen?
The Week in Admissions News
The payoff of some college; bribed into UCLA; parents and guardianship; law schools at $100,000; disabled veterans.

New Revelations About USC Admissions
Applicant admitted for "special interest."

Nudging Doesn't Scale Nationally
Repeated text message, email and mail reminders from a state's college system and the Common Application did not prompt more students to go to college or apply for FAFSA, a study finds.
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