Admissions

Jim Jump reflects on the career of Anita Garland.

State lawmakers scrutinize steps to address a legal loophole used by some affluent Illinois families to improperly gain access to aid. But financial aid groups warn against overreaction that would hurt low-income students.

The myth that science should rely on proof or certainty is a view so harmful to scientific understanding that it only gives aid and comfort to climate-change deniers and others who attack it, argues Lee McIntyre.

Study says authors exaggerate their findings in paper abstracts, and that's a problem when readers take them at face value.

The next scandal in higher education produces more questions than answers. Can the newest tactic be prevented?

In an upcoming book, Chester Finn Jr. and Andrew Scanlan of the Fordham Institute analyze the College Board’s most prosperous program, including which students it’s helping and hurting.

What possible reason could the parents in the latest admissions scandal have had, writes Jim Jump.