Filter & Sort
‘Deeply Troubling’ Allegations
Court filing's allegations prompt an evaluation at Tufts as calls mount for prestigious universities, including Harvard, to reconsider bearing the name of the Sackler family.
Opinion
Picturing Science and Engineering
Learning how to make technically accurate, interesting and honest images and graphics of science should be part of every scientist’s education, argues Felice C. Frankel.
Does Admissions Testing Ignore Due Process?
Lawsuit against ACT says students are subject to a catch-22 in which they must give up their rights to demonstrate that they haven't cheated. Litigation comes amid similar challenge to the SAT.
Admissions Surge After NYU Med Goes Tuition-Free
Applications from underrepresented minority students double.
To Add Black College Students, Recruit Black Schoolteachers
Study finds long-term impact of having a black teacher in kindergarten through third grade.
The Week in Admissions News
Unlocking aid funds; students who go hungry; immigrants who major in STEM.
Why Students Don't Fill Out the FAFSA
New federal study may alarm those concerned about encouraging more low-income students to enroll in college.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Does It Matter Where You Go to College?
There is evidence both ways, and that evidence raises important questions, writes Jim Jump.