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The Week That Shook College Admissions
New details on scandal emerge. Coaches lose jobs. Universities hint that some admitted applicants may lose their places. And a few colleges sense a recruiting opportunity.
A Call for Parents to Behave
Harvard scholars release a new "Turning the Tide" report on admissions at the height of a scandal over alleged misbehavior by those who should know better.
5 Arrested for TOEFL/Visa Scheme
Those arrested were charged with posing as others to take the test and earn scores to be admitted to colleges.
Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy
Can your diet help you avoid epileptic seizures? In today's Academic Minute, part of Trinity College Week, Susan Masino looks...
The Admissions Scandal and a Service for Ph.D.s
Popular alternative-academic career platform was bought last year by the foundation behind the recently uncovered undergraduate admissions scheme.
Faculty Vote of No Confidence at Westfield State
The Westfield State University chapter of the Massachusetts State College Association, the campus faculty and librarians union, voted no confidence...
Opinion
Elite Colleges Should Avoid Elitism
The current admissions scandal is a reminder of the dangers of elitism in higher education that assumes limited role for nonelite institutions, writes Seamus Carey.
Opinion
When Character Calls
The most disheartening aspect of the recent admissions scandal is the absence of fundamental precepts of good character, write David Holmes and Robert Massa.