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Ethical College Admissions: A Very Disappointing Decision

Jim Jump’s critique of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

The Week in Admissions News

A webcast about the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action; Biden plans to change the way students pay for college; some Black colleges expect a surge in applications; defending diversity programs.

The entrance to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Opinion

Don’t Misread SFFA v. Harvard

The Supreme Court did not reject the notion that universities have a compelling interest in promoting a diverse student class, Jeffrey S. Lehman writes.

Pace University's mobile food pantry displays a variety of free food items, including plastic-wrapped cuts of meat.

Fresh Idea: Meet Food-Insecure Students Where They Are

Pace University opened a mobile food pantry in collaboration with its local food bank to provide free meals and household items to the campus community.

Suit Charges Emporia State With Conspiracy Against Tenure

A federal suit filed by 11 former faculty members at Emporia State University charges that they lost their jobs because...
Two opposing groups of protesters with signs and flags face one another

Reading Between the Lines on Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court’s decision only explicitly addressed admissions. But legal experts say it could have much broader implications and that colleges would be wise to prepare accordingly.

U of South Carolina Ed College Antiracist Statement Vanishes

A University of South Carolina College of Education mission statement that referenced “anti-racist, pro-Black instruction” disappeared from the college's website...
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, a middle-aged Hispanic man with a goatee wearing glasses and a business suit.

$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

The debt discharge is the result of an effort to give borrowers credit for more payments and rectify failings in the student loan system.