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At a small liberal arts college, Black students learned to become...

Elizabeth Aries, Amherst College In her forthcoming book, “The Impact of College Diversity: Struggles and Successes at Age 30,”...

The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think

Mary L. Churchill, Boston University College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past. More...

How Indian American spelling bee dominance may fuel educational inequities

Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College Harini Logan, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history on June 2, 2022....

Top athletes have special advantages entering college, like children of alumni

Rick Eckstein, Villanova University In recent years, colleges have paid more attention to complaints that their admissions decisions give...

Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an...

Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College Over the past 20 years, Indian Americans have come to dominate the Scripps National Spelling Bee even though they comprise only...

Simply scrapping the SAT won’t make colleges more diverse

Guadalupe I. Lozano, University of Arizona When the University of California decided in early 2020 to stop using the ACT and SAT in admissions by...

5 ways that the coronavirus will change college admissions this fall

Robert Massa, University of Southern California Editor’s note: The new coronavirus is spreading across the United States just as many high school seniors were applying...

The SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ is a poor fix for a...

Leigh Patel, University of Pittsburgh The College Board recently revealed a new “adversity score” that it plans to use as part of the SAT in...

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