NEWS
Admission to College, With Catch: Year�s Wait
By LISA W. FODERARO, The New York Times, April 10, 2011
For as long as there have been selective colleges, the spring ritual has been the same: Some applicants get a warm note of acceptance, and the rest get a curt rejection.
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Admissions Officials Do Some Soul-Searching
By Eric Hoover, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2011
Sponsors of future admissions conferences might want to consider furnishing guests with complimentary whips. Wherever enrollment officials gather these days, it seems, bouts of self-flagellation follow: Woe, the admissions system is broken, goes the wail, �what a mess we�ve made!� And then everyone goes home again.
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Key Win for Affirmative Action
By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education, January 19, 2011
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the University of Texas is not barred from considering race in admissions even though the use of a "10 percent" plan helps the university achieve some level of diversity in its student body.
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At Elite Colleges, Legacy Status Counts More Than Was Previously Thought, Study Finds
By Elyse Ashburn, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 5, 2011
Family connections help you get into college. And a new paper suggests that at highly selective colleges, they may count even more than was previously thought.
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CSU admissions placing value on talent
By TREVOR HUGHES, COLORADOAN.COM, DECEMBER 12, 2010
CSU is developing a new system to admit prospective student athletes and musicians with "exceptional talent" but who otherwise might not get in due to low grades or test scores.
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Judge upholds California's affirmative action ban
By TERENCE CHEA, The Associated Press, December 8, 2010
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in public university admissions.
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