In the wake of President Trump's executive order, David R. Harris explains why he opposes free speech at colleges and universities. More...
Ethical College Admissions: Selective Admission and March Madness
Jim Jump considers the similarities and differences between getting into a top college and winning the NCAA tournament. More...
To Reform Admissions, End Obsession With Prestige
The past week has been pretty awful for college admissions professionals across the country. The so-called admissions scandal -- which by the way hasn’t implicated any admissions professionals -- has unleashed a barrage of criticism of the college admissions process. More...
The Revolution Is Upon Us
The truly momentous part of President Trump's executive order is its embrace of earnings data to judge every academic program, Anthony P. Carnevale writes. More...
Beyond Scandal to Opportunity
We must put an end to the admissions madness that leaves students exhausted, parents frustrated and poorer families feeling they can’t compete, argues David Coleman. More...
Building Online Courses Communally
The master model of course development devalues all but the lead instructor and reduces students to numbers, Penelope Adams Moon argues. We can do better by building online courses together. More...
Whose Freedom of Speech?
President Trump's executive order is all about protecting only certain kinds of speakers, argues Patricia McGuire -- those toward the right side of the political spectrum. More...
A Force for Good in the World?
While they can still be proving grounds for national leaders, engines of regional development and refuges for humanitarian aid, many independent American universities abroad are barely getting by, Kyle A. Long writes. More...
Authentic Problems
Scott McLemee reviews Maria Francesca Piazzoni's The Real Fake: Authenticity and the Production of Space. More...
Tony Soprano, the Electoral College and Varsity Blues
The admissions scandal has Nicholas Soodik thinking about Meadow's college tour and the popular vote, among other things.
Well, this past month has made the people inside the world of college admissions look like the mafiosi. Wealthy families, college coaches, standardized-test proctors and an independent college counselor-cum-criminal mastermind used bribery, cheating and fraud to facilitate the admission of scores of students at elite universities. We’ve all heard the news. You have an opinion on it, and on every dinner date since the story broke, you’ve discussed the sordid details of Operation Varsity Blues. More...