Admissions

We must make structural changes across thousands of colleges, Carol Barash argues -- not just rely on the good intentions of a privileged few.

A new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy identifies selective colleges that could do better at enrolling and graduating low-income students, while also highlighting the colleges that do a good job with this population.

Why do admissions professionals engage in certain practices that some people question? W. Kent Barnds provides some answers.

Study finds that for applicants to U of California, race and ethnicity now influence scores more than family income and parental education levels. Could findings change debate over affirmative action?

More than 100 college counselors at Jesuit high schools urge group seeking to reform admissions process to rethink its plans and push back scheduled start for new system.

Study suggests that publication pressures lead to more familiar -- and more likely to be published -- research, at the expense of innovation.

Purdue expunges presentation on Edward Snowden because leaked information on three slides is still technically classified.