Tag: College Admissions
URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...
Tutors are busier as SATs undergo change
Susan Santucci says she was surprised when she received a barrage of phone calls earlier this summer from parents of children preparing to apply...
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new...
Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to...
America’s got talent, not just in the Ivies
It’s a powerful myth that our college admissions process has superhuman predictive powers. If you make the cut, you’re the talented 1 percent; miss...
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