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Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: Testing’s Existential Crisis, or Blanche Du Bois, Confederate Statues and Admission Tests

Jim Jump writes that the problems facing the SAT and ACT go beyond the usual complaints.
Opinion

University Research Should Be Free to All

The research landscape has changed due to COVID-19. Let’s keep it that way, Janet Napolitano writes.
Opinion

It’s Time to Stem Malpractice in STEM Admissions

The skills measured by conventional standardized exams don't appear to be central to STEM success, Robert J. Sternberg writes, and colleges should not rely on such tests in isolation.

Minority, Low-Income Freshmen Not Filling Out FAFSA

Study by EAB of 500,000 admitted students to four-year colleges raises equity concerns on coming academic year.

Closed Test Centers, COVID-19 and the ACT

Some students couldn't take the ACT; some took it with coronavirus.

The Week in Admissions News

New international students; online discounts; residence halls at full capacity; Pell Grants.
Opinion

Reject Racist Applicants

They don't deserve what higher education offers, writes Lawrence C. Ross Jr.