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Poll Finds the Public Doesn’t Favor Affirmative Action

Pew poll of American adults finds 74 percent think race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions decisions. For gender, 82 percent think it shouldn’t be considered.

Helping Prospective Students See Themselves on Campus

With some students not able to make it to campus for an in-person tour, colleges must ensure their virtual tours offer a clear sense of what the campus is like, says Mary Kreta of the University of Montana.

Blame the Deans

Law firm says former dean of education left out data that would bring down University of Southern California’s score from 2013 to 2020, and the current dean did so in 2021, before coming clean to the provost.

The Week in Admissions News

Tuition waivers for Native Americans; more Pell Grants for prisoners; Ohio State ends iPad program; hazing at Baylor.

Ethical College Admissions: MIT, Diamonds in the Rough and the Testing Culture Wars

Will MIT change and challenge the test-optional movement? Jim Jump considers the possibilities.

Measuring University Impact

New rankings measure institutions on their contributions to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Phil Baty writes.

Rising Freshmen’s Concern With College Costs Has Limits

Students would give a lower rank to a college if it cut nonacademic amenities to save money, survey finds.

How Stevens Tech Attracts Applicants and Students

Different strategies work for undergraduate and graduate admissions.