Filter & Sort
Grading Admissions by 2-Minute Video
Goucher says students admitted on the basis of a short film did better academically than those who applied in traditional ways. But is sample large enough to be meaningful?
Princeton Will Resume Transfer Admissions
Experts see move as one sign of increased interest by highly competitive colleges in transfers.
Opinion
Narrower Pathways to a Bachelor's Degree
Statewide transfer agreements alone won't fix the leaky pipeline between community colleges and four-year institutions, write Davis Jenkins and Joshua Wyner.
Where's the Evidence?
NYU asks Common Application if it can demonstrate the value of asking applicants about their criminal or disciplinary records. If there is no proof, does that change the debate?
Faulty Predictions?
New study suggests the SAT may over- or underpredict first-year college grades of hundreds of thousands of students.
Drowned Bunnies: Part 2
Mount St. Mary's board defends president and blames small faculty group for controversy over his "inappropriate metaphor" and plans for freshmen. Emails obtained by Inside Higher Ed back original reports about president's goals.
Pointing Fingers Over Test Fraud
NCAA punishes U of Louisiana-Lafayette over egregious case of test fraud -- and the university in turn sues ACT over its role.