By Scott Jaschik. ACT has come out against the new adversity score that the College Board will soon assign to students based on their high schools and neighborhoods. The idea is to provide colleges with more context about applicants, who would not know their score. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Students who attend wealthy high schools appear more likely than those who attend low-income high schools to get extra time on the SAT and other exams, according to a new analysis by The Wall Street Journal. At some wealthy high schools identified by the Journal, one in four students is permitted to have extra time on tests by virtue of having claimed a disability. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Many presidents make donations to their colleges and universities, but a gift announced Wednesday stands out in its size. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The Educational Testing Service has announced changes in the Test of English as a Foreign Language, known as TOEFL and a key test for many international students seeking to study in the United States. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Virginia on Thursday announced a $68 million gift to the Darden School of Business, the largest gift the business school has ever received. More...
By Scott Jaschik. There is already a television show being developed that was inspired by the admissions scandal. Now there may be a cheating-inspired film. Two production companies have jointly purchased the rights to produce an English-language version of Bad Genius, a highly regarded Thai film based on the idea of cheating on tests given the same day in different countries. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Several people were shot early Saturday morning at a party in a house a few blocks from the campus of Ball State University. Local press reports indicate that many Ball State students were at the party, and that they heard dozens of shots fired. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Students and others are criticizing the College Republicans at Birmingham-Southern College for a now-deleted Instagram post that praised the new Alabama law effectively banning abortion in the state. The anger is over a comparison made in the post between the four black girls murdered in a church bombing in 1963 in Birmingham, and the fetuses aborted in the state today (the post called them "babies"). Students held a rally Friday. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, "Student Success for Life: How Colleges Prepare Graduates for Careers." You may download a copy here, free. More...
By Scott Jaschik. College Board says tool will provide more context for admissions officers. Many are skeptical of the plan. Critics and defenders of affirmative action see different problems with the index. More...
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