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The Week in Admissions News
In-depth look at the pathway market; plan to merge Education and Labor Departments; default rates; impact of summer Pell.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: The Harvard Admissions Case
Jim Jump reviews the latest briefs. He's not convinced of discrimination, but he does have a lot of questions.
Opinion
Questions Harvard Needs to Answer
Jun-Han Su and Hao Wu write that the university needs to assure Asian-American applicants that they aren't the subject of bias in the admissions process.
No Bottom Yet in 2-Year College Enrollments
Some researchers are warning community colleges that enrollment isn't expected to improve, even as they grapple with declines in state funding and demand for better performance and outcomes.
Time to Dismiss the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment has long been considered a window into the horrors ordinary people can inflict on one another, but new interviews with participants and reconsideration of archival records shed more light on the findings.
Commissions and Incentives
Pathway providers are shaking up the international student recruitment landscape, and the incentives they offer recruiting agents are attracting scrutiny.
Opinion
The Costly Downside to Ditching AP
While the program has its downsides, schools looking to give their students a more equal footing as college candidates shouldn’t overlook the benefits, argues Ali Lincoln.
Rejecting AP Courses
Eight private schools in Washington area -- including St. Albans and Sidwell Friends -- announce they will stop offering Advanced Placement courses.