Admissions

The Harvard admissions case raises doubts -- well beyond the discrimination claims -- about the way elite colleges admit students, writes Edward Tenner.

By Edward Tenner

Colleges are hoping a new initiative will help them encourage former students who stopped out to return and complete their degrees.

New study suggests that the practice -- dominant in some fields -- unfairly penalizes those whose last names are at the end.

Socioeconomic status of high school has more impact on educational attainment and life success than does attending a high school with high levels of student achievement, study finds.

New service attracts considerable interest, but some trying to use it are frustrated.

If teachers and counselors favor some groups over others, should colleges be relying on their letters?

All racial and ethnic groups -- except for Asian Americans -- see declines.