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After Supreme Court Ruling, Can the Essay Get You In?

It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action.

Improving Learning Through Interactive TV Shows: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Mark Warschauer, professor of education and informatics at the University of California, Irvine, explores how...

The Week in Admissions News

Phone-free experiences for students; high demand for online education at community colleges; expanding CUNY's ASAP.

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He Called an Association a ‘Woke Joke.’ He Lost His Retaliation Claim.

A North Carolina State University professor alleged retaliation for, among other things, his calling the Association for the Study of Higher Education a “Woke Joke.” A 2–1 court decision rejected his claims.

UNC Responds to Supreme Court Ruling

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill responded on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week barring...
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Education Department Urged to Investigate Harvard's Legacy Admissions

Move comes in wake of Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.

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Opinion

Education as Privilege Laundering

The most powerful contemporary magic is to transform money into “merit,” Musa al-Gharbi writes.

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Brandeis President Apologizes for Ad

Orthodox Jews did not appreciate the university's attempt at humor.