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Who Gets In -- and Why
What are the roles of race, money and athletic talent? How is merit defined? A sociologist spent 18 months in an admissions office, and shares the tensions and idealism he found.
New Rankings Controversy -- Over Community Colleges
Washington Monthly, known for ratings that tweak U.S. News, devises formula to pick top two-year colleges -- and methodology is promptly attacked.
Refusing to Rank
U.S. News sees drop in college presidents willing to judge other institutions' reputations; Pell Grant population used for first time, but with minimal impact.
Enrollment Surge for Women
Thanks to improved outreach efforts, engineering and technology universities are seeing a boost in female enrollments nearly across the board.
New View of Admissions
Tufts sees early success in adding measures of creativity, practicality and wisdom to traditional criteria for evaluating applicants.
Looking for Male Students
A college with 60 percent female enrollments looks for ways to narrow the gender gap.
Growing Challenge to 'U.S. News'
In the two weeks since 12 college presidents started a challenge to the way U.S. News & World Report ranks...
'The Power of Privilege'
Conventional wisdom and plenty of books tell a story of how the post-World War II years saw a great shift...