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Donald Trump, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat that clashes with his fuchsia tie, walks past a line of saluting, gray-uniformed West Point cadets.

Anti–Affirmative Action Group Settles With Military Academies

Students for Fair Admissions, the organization that successfully fought to end race-conscious admissions practices, settled with two military academies that...
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Opinion

Scoring the AP English Exam: A Diary

An English professor writes that the experience left him underwhelmed but well-fed.

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Lawsuit Challenges Early-Decision Admissions

A new antitrust class action lawsuit against a group of selective colleges and universities is challenging their early-decision admissions policies...
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How Colleges Use Geography to Recruit Students

The long-standing practice of geographic recruitment is now under scrutiny by the Trump administration, which claims it can be unlawfully used as a proxy for race.

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Trump Orders Colleges to Supply Data on Race in Admissions

The Education Secretary said later that colleges must provide annual admissions and enrollment disaggregated by race and sex, reflecting demands made of Brown and Columbia Universities in recent agreements.

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How College Possible’s AI Tool Softened the Blow of Federal Cuts

College Possible, the nation’s largest college access organization, says its generative AI chat bot has helped ease the burden on its staff, taking the lead on answering students’ late-night queries.

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Who Benefits Most From ‘Saving a Seat’?

Jim Jump questions Cornell College’s ‘Save Your Seat’ initiative, which involves sending personalized aid estimates before students apply–and incentivizing deposits by Sept. 1.

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The Changing Demographics of Admitted Students

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, the share of college applicants who are Black or Hispanic has risen, while the percentage admitted has declined.