Filter & Sort
The Myth of Black Students ‘Stealing’ Spots
Rejected white applicants to medical school aren’t losing out because of affirmative action, new analysis contends.
Are Colleges Pushing Students to Do Too Much in High School?
Demands over number of college-level courses are distorting students' precollege experience and creating needless stress, says essay capturing support among counselors.
The Week in Admissions News
Justice Department investigates NACAC ethics code; caution on four-year degrees at community colleges; student debt data.
Democratizing Research Funding Data
New product from Digital Science, a major corporate player, will make information about scholarly research life cycle available free to individual scientists.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Meritocracy and Mobility
Jim Jump considers issues of equity in college admissions.
Department of Justice Probes Admissions Ethics Code
Requests for information sent to NACAC and to institutions with professionals who were involved in drafting its new code of ethics.
'Dancing Backwards in High Heels'
Study finds female professors experience more work demands and special favor requests, particularly from academically "entitled" students.
Historians MIA
Professors debate the role -- or absence -- of the historian in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new Vietnam documentary, concurring that a lack of critical perspective makes the film more milquetoast than masterpiece.