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What’s Missing in the Admissions Madness Discussion?

Certain ways of framing and covering the scandal are misleading and only reinforce exaggerated or inaccurate views of higher education, argues Margaret Dunning.

Academic BDS and the Calculus of Hypocrisy

The people who support academic boycott, divestment and sanctions are demanding academic freedom for themselves and their fellow boycotters but denying it to their students, argues Tammi Rossman-Benjamin.

How Wall Street Buys Ivy League Access

The recent admissions scandal reminds us that the most elite U.S. universities and the wealthiest Americans have long collaborated in plain sight to mutual advantage, writes Charlie Eaton.

Ethical College Admissions: Scandal

With admissions systems receiving more scrutiny than ever, Jim Jump wonders how higher education will respond.

The Admissions Scandal: A Job for Internal Audit

Ramping up scrutiny of their admissions practices could threaten selective colleges' fund-raising efforts -- but the risks of not doing so are much greater, writes Ryan Craig.

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.

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.

Protecting Tenure

One argument in support of tenure that's essentially been lost, writes Richard A. Greenwald, is that efficient university operations actually depend on it.