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Nebraska Vote Sought on Affirmative-action Ban

LINCOLN Neb. A battle over affirmative action will be fought in Nebraska heading into the 2008 presidential election, part of a California group’s multistate plan to bar race and gender as a factor in hiring and admissions decisions.

November 14, 2007

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College-application Supplements Becoming Big Pain

When Zoe Portman finished her essay for the Common Application the widely used college-admissions form that can be sent to multiple schools she thought she had completed the bulk of the application process.

November 8, 2007

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Princeton Review Widens its 3rd-quarter Loss on Higher Expenses, Cuts 80 Jobs

NEW YORK The Princeton Review Inc., which provides test-preparation and college admissions services, said Wednesday its third-quarter loss widened, hurt by lower revenue and higher operating expenses.

November 6, 2007

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UNC Officials May Raise Admission Standards to Reduce Dropouts

CHAPEL HILL N.C. Getting into a University of North Carolina school could get tougher.

October 14, 2007

HBCUs

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Condemns Affirmative Action In Law School Admissions

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is condemning affirmative action in law school admissions and calling on Congress to mandate law schools to publicly disclose their use of racial preferences in a report that critics say relies heavily on the questionable research of one anti-affirmative action advocate.

September 9, 2007

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Letters

A Proud Graduate As an alumnus of the Community College of the Air Force, I am very proud of the great milestone of 300,000 graduates (see “Establishing a Real-World Credential, June 28). I have visited several education centers during my career and found the staff knowledgeable, caring and dedicated to the mission of educating others. […]

August 22, 2007

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ACLU: Nevada college standards hurt minorities

RENO Nev. A plan to raise admission standards for Nevada’s two universities could hurt minority students and should be postponed, an official with the American Civil Liberties Union said.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit

U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit

VANCOUVER Wash. U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.

August 12, 2007

Students

Tricky Times for the Top 10 Percent Program

Both supporters and critics of Texas’ Top 10 Percent law have been surprised at its popularity, but some UT officials and legislators would like to see the program scaled back.

August 8, 2007

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Goucher College dropping SATs as requirement for admissions

TOWSON Md. Goucher College has dropped the requirement that applicants submit SAT scores, the second four-year institution in Maryland to do so.

July 27, 2007

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Report: CUNY to raise admissions standards for senior colleges

NEW YORK The City University of New York is going to make it tougher for students to get into its senior colleges.

July 27, 2007