college admissions 
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SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
3/7/2023
Is Harvard Actually Discriminating Against Asian Applicants?
by Julie J. Park
The data supporting the charge that Harvard's affirmative action policies amount to discrimination against Asian American students isn't as clear-cut as has been reported, says an education researcher who's investigated the policies. Blaming race-based affirmative action conceals the preferences given to legacies, athletes, and donors' children.
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SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
4/22/19
3 More Colleges Go Test Optional; Doctoral Program Drops GRE
"By removing the GRE from our admissions form, we will be able to focus more on the qualitative assessments that better identify the most promising applicants: writing samples, personal statements, recommendations and the student’s complete record of course work and grades."
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SOURCE: One Class
Accessed 4/4/19
Should Higher-Ed Admissions Be Federally Regulated?
What the data can teach us.
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SOURCE: WBUR
3/22/19
To Understand The History Of Elite College Admissions, Just Follow The Money
“Rich people have gotten their kids into college for, well, pretty much the history of colleges."
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
3/12/19
Why the College-Admissions Scandal Is So Absurd
by Alia Wong
For the parents charged in a new FBI investigation, crime was a cheaper and simpler way to get their kids into elite schools than the typical advantages wealthy applicants receive.
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3/12/19
What Historians Are Saying About the College Admissions Scandal
Historians respond to Operation Varsity Blues.
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