By Scott Jaschik. Four more colleges -- including competitive Colorado College and the Rhode Island School of Design -- have gone test optional in admissions. More...
06 septembre 2019
Dorian Closes Campuses in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
By Scott Jaschik. Florida colleges and universities are closing today in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian. Among those closing are: Bethune-Cookman University, Broward College, Daytona State College, Flagler College, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Miami Dade College, the University of Florida and the University of Miami. Campuses closing in Georgia include Savannah State University, East Georgia State College and Savannah Technical College. The closures have spread to South Carolina: the College of Charleston and Horry-Georgetown Technical College will close. More...
Yale Acts on Admissions and Athletics
By Scott Jaschik. University responds to admissions scandal. More...
Admissions Pressure Grows
By Scott Jaschik. NACAC says it needs to remove several measures from its code of conduct to avoid a Justice Department suit. What do the provisions do? Arguably they protect students. More...
9 Chinese Students, Headed for Arizona State, Turned Away
By Scott Jaschik. Nine Chinese students headed to Arizona State University were detained at Los Angeles International Airport last week and returned to China, The Arizona Republic reported. Arizona State officials say that they don't know why and are seeking a solution. More...
4 More College Go Test Optional
College Board Overhauls ‘Adversity Index’
By Scott Jaschik. New system will be based on two standards -- neighborhood and high school -- and will be available to all. More...
New Revelations About USC Admissions
By Scott Jaschik. An indicted father in the college admissions scandal is requesting by subpoena the University of Southern California's records about to what extent the admissions process in influenced by donations, the Los Angeles Times reported. More...
Southwestern Michigan Faculty Criticize Closed Search
By Scott Jaschik. Faculty members at Southwestern Michigan College are criticizing the board for doing a presidential search that is limited to those at the college, MLive.com reported. More...
What the Common App Does
By Scott Jaschik. Study finds that applications go up, yield goes down … and (maybe) SAT scores go up a bit for colleges in the program. More...
College Found to Discriminate on Mental Health
By Scott Jaschik. Applicants at New College of Florida who wrote about their mental health issues were subject to a second read -- even if they met the standards. More...
