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Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Does ‘U.S. News’ Trust, but Not Verify?
Some figures in the new rankings intrigued Jim Jump -- so he checked up on the magazine.
The Week in Admissions News
Ex-coach at Georgetown agrees to plead guilty; judging degrees by programs; free community college; Pearson sues Chegg.
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2021 survey of admissions leaders finds 32% had filled classes by May 1
The 2020-21 year was a shock to the entire system of higher education. Admissions was hurt throughout, beginning as students...
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Not Coming, Not Staying
New preliminary data on fall 2020 from the U.S. Department of Education confirm declines in enrollment and retention.
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Opinion
Universities Should Look in the Mirror
Colleges have excellent faculty who are contributing new knowledge on equity and inclusion, but sadly that knowledge is rarely applied to the institutions themselves, writes Laurel Smith-Doerr.
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Who Didn’t Submit Test Scores?
The Common App has previously reported that 43 percent of applicants reported a test score in an application, down in one year from 77 percent. Now it is explaining which students were most and least likely to submit scores.
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The Future of the Academic Conference
Pitched the Delta curveball, some scholarly associations turn to online meetings again while others still plan to meet face-to-face in the coming weeks. The groups are rethinking what annual meetings will look like after the pandemic, with implications for equity and accessibility.
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'U.S. News' Makes Modest Tweak in Methodology
It rejects arguments that it should drop SAT and ACT scores from rankings, but makes minor change in how they are considered. The colleges it ranks are largely unchanged at the top.
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