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Poll Finds the Public Doesn’t Favor Affirmative Action
Pew poll of American adults finds 74 percent think race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions decisions. For gender, 82 percent think it shouldn’t be considered.
The Week in Admissions News
Tuition waivers for Native Americans; more Pell Grants for prisoners; Ohio State ends iPad program; hazing at Baylor.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: MIT, Diamonds in the Rough and the Testing Culture Wars
Will MIT change and challenge the test-optional movement? Jim Jump considers the possibilities.
Opinion
Measuring University Impact
New rankings measure institutions on their contributions to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Phil Baty writes.
Rising Freshmen’s Concern With College Costs Has Limits
Students would give a lower rank to a college if it cut nonacademic amenities to save money, survey finds.
How Stevens Tech Attracts Applicants and Students
Different strategies work for undergraduate and graduate admissions.
The Week in Admissions News
Some loans to be forgiven; diversity confusion at Point Park; NACAC to study test-optional policies; Grove City says it’s not woke.
More Students Are Using Their Own Money to Pay for College
Forty-five percent said they paid for their education with their own savings and income. That’s an eight-percentage-point increase over 2019.