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The Week in Admissions News
Missing ACT answer sheets, affordability plan, perspective on college costs, shrinking interest in the humanities.
The New Way Colleges Review Applications
"Committee-based" system -- pioneered at Penn -- changes how applicants are first judged at a growing number of competitive colleges.
Was Harvard Correct to Revoke Admissions Offers Over Offensive Posts?
Many experts on admissions and campus race relations say the university did the right thing.
Grades, Talent and Art College Admissions
Some arts programs are pushing for applicants who meet higher academic standards.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Luring Students
Jim Jump considers some of the issues raised in recruiting tactics used after May 1.
Opinion
Portrait of Faculty Mental Health
New study of faculty members with mental health issues finds they disclose conditions selectively to trusted colleagues but are less trusting of and have worse reactions from staff members whose job it is to help them.
Young, Promising and Underfunded
New analysis suggests that age bias is at play in a reduction of federal funding to early-career researchers and recommends addressing it by redirecting grant monies.