New Research Links Affirmative Action Bans With Increased Smoking Among Minority Teens
A new study finds increased rates of cigarette use among 11th- and 12th-graders in states that passed laws against affirmative action.
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The College Admissions Scandal and the Trouble With Strictly Timed Standardized Tests
When we prioritize speed on the SAT, we discriminate against poor or disabled students—while we discount the importance of slower, deeper thinking.
Is Bribing Your Kid’s Way Into College Actually a Good Investment?
A college degree isn't worth what it was in the 1980s. Why would the wealthy pay huge sums to get their children into college?
How Schools Can Finally Do Right by Native Students
After decades of diversity initiatives and tokenization, Native students deserve advisers who look like them—and a curriculum that treats them as equals.
Debate Over Affirmative Action in College Admissions Could Be Disastrous for Legacy Students
If affirmative action is abolished there will undoubtedly be increased pressure to also eliminate admissions criteria that favor a very different demographic—children of alumni and donors.
The Trump Administration Axes Obama-Era Guidelines on Affirmative Action
The Trump administration is reversing Obama-era guidelines urging colleges to consider race in admissions practices.
A Radical Plan to Combat Inequality in College Admissions
It's time universities began to think of themselves as producers of value, not arbiters of merit.