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An Equity-Based Defense of Legacy Admissions
At Grinnell College, we don’t have a legacy admission program—but it might be easier to fund our $50 million-plus annual aid budget if we did, Joe Bagnoli writes.
Legal Compliance or ‘Interpretive Overreach’?
The Supreme Court ruling sent institutions scrambling to ensure compliance. Some say it’s also enabled politically motivated overreach.
The Week in Admissions News
The new Common App launches; University of Virginia threads the needle on legacy preferences in admissions; Virginia Tech vows to end not just legacy preferences but also early decision; Wake Forest offers first-gen students an early-action option.
Former UC San Diego Doctor Awarded $39M in Donation Dispute
U.S. Panel Wants Higher Ed Accreditors to ‘Step Up’
Report says current rules set inconsistent and sometimes inadequate expectations regarding student achievement, but it stops short of suggesting “bright-line” standards for agencies.
Wake Forest Launches First-Gen Early-Action Option
Professor Denied Tenure Sues New College of Florida
Program Launch: One-Stop for Internships, Co-Ops
To break down silos and increase access to work-based learning, Old Dominion University established a new department focused on internships for all students on campus.