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Who Benefits From Letters of Recommendation?
Experiment at Berkeley and new policy for University of California system provide information on common practice in competitive college admissions.
The Week in Admissions News
The GOP budget plan, more test-optional colleges, disappearing colleges, aid deadlines.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Economics Once Again
Jim Jump considers the conflicts between doing the right thing, doing the right thing to help the bottom line and doing what you can afford.
Opinion
Proposed Federal Policy Would Cripple University Research
A proposal by the federal Office of Management and Budget would leave higher education research institutions in every state in an impossible situation, write the chief research officers of 12 Florida colleges and universities.
A Punishment That Doesn't Work
A new research paper finds that excess credit hour policies don’t lead to completion, just more student debt.
Expanding GI Bill Benefits
The GI Bill update, the first since 2011, removes 15-year time limit for benefits and awards semester of aid to veterans affected by closures of for-profit colleges.
Correcting Jeff Sessions
Attorney general railed against crime in sanctuary cities, citing two professors’ work. But his claims are contrary to their conclusions.
Admissions Shocker: Students May Not Be Swayed by Salary Data!
Study finds minimal interest from high school students presented with the data.