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A Disruption Grows Up?
Competency-based education is poised to spread, with expected backing from the Education Department and new ground charted by Southern New Hampshire University.
Affirmative on Affirmative Action
With key Supreme Court case in the offing, social scientists defend college admissions policies that consider race.
The 'You' in 'University Tour'
Lynn University retooled the campus visit for prospective students, trying to personalize the experience, a switch administrators say is paying off in higher enrollment.
SAT Scores Drop Again
Large gaps remain in averages of different racial and ethnic groups.
Preserve Real Application Essays
If colleges don't want glib, packaged answers, they should stop asking easy questions, writes Peter Laipson.
Social Networks and College Choices
Survey shows that prospective students use Facebook more than any other network to research colleges, and they're looking primarily to interact with current students and admissions officers.
Juvenile Records and Admissions
Court ruling raises question of whether judicial authorities should let colleges know about their applicants' (sealed) records of misconduct.
Get Me a Med School! Stat!
Several prominent universities, driven by revenue and prestige concerns, are building or merging with medical schools at a furious pace.