Wealthier students tend to score higher on the SAT than other groups of students, raising questions about how accurate of a barometer the test actually is.
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A proposed Trump administration rule aimed at quashing diversity efforts could jeopardize the nonprofit status of private schools. It could take effect in mid-2027.
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
Even when grades rise, we shouldn’t assume that every rise is unearned or indefensible. The full picture is messier than that.
More than 2,000 years ago, Laozi was all too familiar with the pitfalls of comparing yourself to other people’s accomplishments.
1 in 5 students in the US are living in rural areas.
Federal work study creates opportunities for students and universities alike. But the program’s challenges go beyond the potential government funding cuts.
Calls to reprioritize standardized tests in college admissions have sparked debate over the merits of the exams.
A year after the Supreme Court banned race-based admissions, students’ choices and college policies have affected a view of its impact.
Legal rulings throw fate of special scholarships for ethnic minorities into doubt.
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
In their lawsuits against affirmative action, Students For Fair Admission claimed to want to protect Asian Americans. A law professor explains why the Supreme Court ruling doesn’t achieve that goal.
Some colleges grant preferential treatment in the admission process to children of alumni. A researcher examines what’s behind people’s support for the practice.
The Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action programs reverses nearly 50 years of its own decisions that ruled diversity was of vital national importance.
The Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate affirmative action programs sent shock waves across the US and is expected to impact racial diversity throughout society.
More and more colleges are offering admission to students who never applied.
Black students told a researcher they felt conflicted about hiding parts of themselves in order to get ahead.
Most Americans believe that racial inequality is a significant problem. They also believe that affirmative action programs aimed at reducing those inequalities are a problematic tool.
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