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Rick Singer Gets 3.5 Years in Prison
Sentence for mastermind of admissions scandal is longer than any of the 50-plus that came before but is shorter than what the government asked.
Children’s Eyewitness Testimony
Can a child be a reliable eyewitness? In today’s Academic Minute, Clemson University’s Ben Cotterill examines this question. Cotterill is...
‘This Is Not a Personal Statement’
A new young adult novel describes what happens when a student determined to get into her dream college does everything wrong.
A Vetoed Harvard Appointment
Kennedy School cancels a planned fellowship for human rights leader Kenneth Roth. Was his designation of Israel as an apartheid state to blame?
Ethical College Admissions: ‘I Am Not a Robot’
Jim Jump considers the issues raised by ChatGPT for the admissions essay.
Albion College Coach Used Racial Slur
Albion College head men’s basketball coach Jody May has served a multigame suspension after players charged that he used a...
Recent Weeks in Admissions News
Enrollment risks; U of Southern California sued over rankings; arrest of student in class roils Winston-Salem State.
Mathematicians, Hopeful and Hurting
Mathematicians descended on Boston last week for the first in-person Joint Math Meetings since the start of the pandemic. But ongoing tensions over how the community fosters—or fails to foster—diversity and inclusion loomed large.