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Q&A Goes Horribly Wrong
Racist comments directed at a scholar at a disciplinary meeting floor classicists in the room. Some see it as a major setback for a historically exclusionary field that is trying hard to change.
A Challenge Over a Challenged SAT Score
A student's score went way up the second time she took the SAT. A civil rights lawyer is demanding that ETS and College Board validate the second score.
The Last 2 Weeks in Admissions News
Transgender students; completion rates; random roommates; FAFSA simplification.
Temple Will Pay $5.5M to Settle Suits Over False Rankings Data
University admitted that its business school submitting fabricated statistics for years to U.S. News. Students filed a class action.
Opinion
Fresh Eyes on the Campus Tour
Patrick O’Connor takes his first multicollege trip for counselors and emerges impressed.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: What We Know
Jim Jump reviews the data on test-optional policies and considers what he would still like to know.
Federal Shutdown Includes Agencies Supporting Research
Grant checks from NSF and other funders won't go out. Meetings on grant applications won't take place. Impact will grow with length of standoff. Trump threat on border with Mexico alarms some Texas campuses.
Push for Student-Level Data the Feds Don’t Collect
Major education foundations aren't waiting for Congress to provide data needed to better analyze and serve students. They've partnered to get the data themselves and are encouraging more colleges to join them.