Admissions

At same time, gaps between underrepresented minority students and everyone else are narrowing.

In fact, argues Peter C. Herman, the question for scholars should be “Who reads us, anyway?”

Prison education programs are thriving and enjoy bipartisan backing, but colleges say they could do more with federal and state funding.

Study questions utility of the test in doctoral admissions for STEM programs. ETS says the study isn't about what the exam is intended to do.

For increasing numbers of high school students, colleges' political character matters. Activism is most likely to be an essay topic at competitive-admissions colleges.

Relatively few students, after experiencing a positive "shock" in SAT scores, apply to much more competitive institutions.

Every now and then, colleges make the application process easier for students, but like one-hit wonder musical groups, they don't build on their momentum, writes Jim Jump.