Legal fights over race in school admissions are still going strong
K-12 schools have long been allowed to pursue racially integrated schools through race-neutral means. But suits against schools in New York City, Boston and Montgomery…
Supreme Court rejects emergency bid to halt West Point’s race-conscious admissions
The anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions in January filed an emergency petition with the high court to overturn a lower court decision that…
Canada announces cap on international student admissions
Article contentMONTREAL — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is announcing a two-year cap on international student admissions. The minister hopes the cap will give the federal…
Felicity Huffman breaks silence on college admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman knows she took extreme and illegal measures to ensure her daughter’s academic success. But the actor says that she “felt like I would…
West Point sued over race-conscious admissions
While the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it exempted military schools.…
Biden administration unveils new college admissions guidance after affirmative action struck down
Since the decision, institutions have scrambled to update their admissions processes ahead of the fall application season. They’ve had to navigate how to remove barriers…
US Education Dept opens probe into Harvard’s legacy admissions | Investigation News
The United States Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s use of legacy admissions, the practice of weighing relationships with donors and…
Legacy admissions face renewed scrutiny after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
Legacy admissions are under a new wave of scrutiny after the Supreme Court decided to end affirmative action. File Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License…
Ex-USC official sentenced in admissions scandal released from prison
Donna Heinel, a former USC administrator who was sentenced to prison for her role in the “Operation Varsity Blues” admissions scandal, has been released from…
Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions
WASHINGTON — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost…
Supreme Court bans affirmative action in college admissions
WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor…
Pew: More Americans disapprove than approve of using race in college admissions
A Thursday Pew Research Center survey ahead of two U.S. Supreme Court decisions on race-based college admissions shows more Americans disapprove than approve of letting…
Architect of US college admissions scam receives prison sentence | Education News
The central figure in a criminal conspiracy to influence admissions at United States colleges and universities has been sentenced to three and a half years…
College counselor at center of admissions scandal looking for lighter sentence
The attorney for Rick Singer, the college counselor at the center of the infamous admissions scandal that was uncovered in 2018, is looking for a…