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The 'U.S. News' Rankings' (Faux?) Embrace of Social Mobility

Methodology is adjusted, but you wouldn't know from those at the top of the lists. Critics say institutions that serve low-income students continue to be devalued.

Privates Matching Public Prices

Tying tuition to public universities' prices can be a lower-risk way for private universities to compete on price. The strategy is gaining attention this year, but it turns out it has a track record.

Black Activists Need Not Apply

Study suggests that those who are "racially apolitical" are more likely than others to receive attention from admissions officers.

The Week in Admissions News

Earnings gaps; cautions on free tuition; falling M.B.A. applications.

Glitches on ACT

Some were unable to complete exam in first use of computer-based test at international testing centers.

A Med School Admissions Dean's Ouster

Columbia students and alumni protest a resignation that they say was forced.

The SAT Mess That's Not Going Away

Class action suit says College Board's use of recycled questions hurt all test takers. Some push for scores from August to be abandoned; advocates for international students say they are being scapegoated.

Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions

U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle.