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The Death and Life of an Admissions Algorithm

U of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in computer science. Critics say the system exacerbates existing inequality in the field.
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Opinion

The Decline of Testing Affects More Than Testing

From efforts to recruit students to rankings, the impact is immense, write Bill Conley and Bob Massa.

The Week in Admissions News

Plans for the spring; to be Black at Auburn; Mexican American students; undocumented students.

In Search of Diversity

Naviance searches show what students are looking for in a college.

Who Are Chief Enrollment Management Officers?

AACRAO survey, first on the subject since 2017, provides some answers.

Doubts About Going to College

More than a third of prospective college students are reconsidering higher education. And 43 percent of prospective students for one- and two-year programs are looking to delay enrollment, survey finds.

Temple Fined $700,000 in Rankings Scandal

Education Department says the university's business school lied to U.S. News repeatedly -- to gain No. 1 spot in online rankings and to attract students.
Opinion

Why Johnny Can't Learn Remotely

High schools are not doing a great job with online education, and we shouldn't be surprised, writes Patrick O'Connor.