By Scott Jaschik. This weekend was the first in which the ACT was computer based at all international testing centers. The ACT in the United States is a mix of computer based, for state and district tests, and paper based for most individuals. More...
24 septembre 2018
Glitches on ACT
The 'U.S. News' Rankings' (Faux?) Embrace of Social Mobility
By Scott Jaschik. For years, critics of the college rankings of U.S. News & World Report have said that they reward prestige and wealth. The institutions that are always on the top of the rankings -- places like Harvard, Princeton and Stanford Universities -- enroll students who are destined to succeed, the critics say. It should be no surprise (and not worthy of praise) that the students then do well. More...
Black Activists Need Not Apply
By Scott Jaschik. Study suggests that those who are "racially apolitical" are more likely than others to receive attention from admissions officers. More...
Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle. More...
Celebrating a Victory That Didn't Take Place
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Oklahoma defeated Florida Atlantic University in football on Saturday, 63-14. That outcome wasn't shocking, but many Florida Atlantic fans were stunned when, after the game, they received a text from their alumni association. More...
Applications Drop at M.B.A. Programs
By Scott Jaschik. Many top full-time M.B.A. programs saw significant drops in applications for the 2017-18 admissions cycle, Poets & Quants reported. More...
Stanford Won't Boast About Applications or Admit Rates Any More
By Scott Jaschik. On Thursday, the university announced that it will no longer issue news releases about its application data. More...
3 Arrests at Dueling UNC Protests
By Scott Jaschik. Two groups rallied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thursday night. Members of one group -- carrying Confederate flags -- demanded the return of Silent Sam, a Confederate monument toppled by a protest last week. More...
Judge: Ferris State Professors Must End Strike
By Scott Jaschik. Tenured and tenure-track faculty members went on strike at Ferris State University Monday. But a state judge ordered them to return to work today. Generally, public employees in Michigan are barred from striking. More...
Maryland Paid for Football Players' Lawyer
By Scott Jaschik. The then athletic director of the University of Maryland at College Park last year used university funds to pay for a lawyer for football players accused of sexual assault, The Washington Post reported. More...
