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ACT Closes Registrations

It says it is responding to complaints and hopes to open them today.

The Return of the Campus Tour

Colleges say that, with changes, they can be operated safely. But many colleges are staying virtual.

The Week in Admissions News

College Board criticized over student privacy; jail time for parent; credit transfer; communicating with students.

Test-Optional Graduate Admissions

University of Miami drops GRE and GMAT from most programs.
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Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: Testing’s Existential Crisis, or Blanche Du Bois, Confederate Statues and Admission Tests

Jim Jump writes that the problems facing the SAT and ACT go beyond the usual complaints.
Opinion

Much Work to Be Done

Promoting fairness in admissions must mean more than killing the SAT, writes Anthony P. Carnevale.
Opinion

University Research Should Be Free to All

The research landscape has changed due to COVID-19. Let’s keep it that way, Janet Napolitano writes.
Opinion

It’s Time to Stem Malpractice in STEM Admissions

The skills measured by conventional standardized exams don't appear to be central to STEM success, Robert J. Sternberg writes, and colleges should not rely on such tests in isolation.