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The Week in Admissions News

University of Missouri system extends test-optional policy; New York fines the College Board for selling student data; Wisconsin approves guaranteed admissions.

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Maryland House Passes Legacy Ban

The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill Thursday that would ban the consideration of legacy status in admissions for...
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Opinion

What’s Lost in Dismantling DEI Offices

Colleges should back up their diversity commitments in their organizational structures, Eugene T. Parker III writes.

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College Leaders Crack Down on Student Protests

MIT, Stanford and Brown have taken tougher steps to restrict and punish student protesters, prompting criticism by free speech advocates and the demonstrators themselves.

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A FAFSA of Their Own

After months of FAFSA delays and missteps, some colleges are sending students homemade aid forms and early offer estimates. That could be a risky gambit.

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What Helps Students Feel Like They Belong?

Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups.

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With Harvard Subpoena, Congress Sends Higher Ed a Message

The information demands escalate a brewing battle between Congress and Harvard that some experts worry could undermine higher education more broadly.

Assessing Boys’ and Girls’ Potential in Chess: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Andrei Cimpian, professor of psychology at New York University, explores one example of how women...