COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

Kamala Harris was admitted to law school on 'economic hardship' program, despite parents working as college profs

A recent report highlights how Kamala Harris was the beneficiary of a law school program intended for low-income st…

By Campus Reform
Oct 28, 2024

Illinois might pay for black and Hispanic students: WATCH

A controversial Illinois bill would give universities $6,000 in extra funds for each black or American Indian stude…

By Campus Reform
Oct 25, 2024

California bans legacy admissions for private universities and colleges

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Monday that prohibits private colleges and universities from accepting stude…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Oct 3, 2024

Princeton, Yale, and Duke threatened with lawsuits over alleged affirmative action violations

Princeton, Yale, and Duke universities are facing potential lawsuits from Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) for a…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 28, 2024

Brown University sees increase in Asian students after Supreme Court decision

Brown University saw an increase in Asian student enrollment for the fall of 2024 after the Supreme Court’s decisio…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 11, 2024

California passes bill banning private college and universities from using legacy and donor admissions

California Governor Gavin Newsom still has to sign the bill before it becomes law.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Sep 6, 2024

ACT to shorten exam length by one hour, make science section optional

The ACT for college admissions will soon be revised to make it significantly shorter than it has been in previous y…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 30, 2024

CA Assembly unanimously approves bill to end legacy admissions in the name of 'equity'

Assembly Bill 1780 attempts to 'address legacy admissions in order to bring more equity and fairness to college adm…

By Clarise Tujardon '26
Jun 19, 2024

South Carolina House passes bill to cut out DEI from school admissions, hiring

The bill would stop DEI considerations from playing a part in student admissions, as well as faculty and staff hiri…

By Austin Browne '24
Apr 14, 2024

Harvard applications down after Claudine Gay scandal, pervasive campus anti-Semitism

The number of applications to Harvard College dropped this year while other elite institutions saw a rise in appli…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 2, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs bill banning legacy admissions in state's public universities

By Adam Sabes
Mar 11, 2024

Duke University no longer assigning point values to essays and test scores for applicants

Duke University is no longer assigning point values to assays and standardized test scores for applicants, accordi…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 4, 2024

University of Missouri board extends test-optional application policy

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators voted to extend a pandemic-era test-optional application polic…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 13, 2024

UC system ethnic studies requirement stalls amid concerns of anti-Semitic bias

An 'ethnic studies' admissions requirement in the University of California system has been delayed due to concerns …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jan 24, 2024

Cornell's first application post affirmative action still asks identity-based question

Applicants are asked to "Explain how your life experiences will help inform your contributions to a learning commun…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jan 11, 2024

U of Tennessee System offering guaranteed admission to qualifying high school students

On Sept. 8, the University of Tennessee System became the latest public university system to guarantee admission t…

By Emily Fowler '24
Sep 25, 2023

College introduces 'discussion-based' applications

St. John's College's new discussion-based application contains five components: a short application form, two inter…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Sep 20, 2023

ANALYSIS: The new battle lines of affirmative action

In a two-part analysis, Campus Reform outlines how the legal fight over affirmative action in college admissions is…

By John Rigolizzo
Sep 13, 2023

Florida set to introduce Classic Learning Test as alternative to SAT, ACT

The State University of Florida will likely approve the CLT to be considered for college admissions, making it the …

By Jack Roberts and Haika Mrema
Sep 8, 2023

Biden administration advises alternatives to affirmative action

Suggested strategies include targeting school districts with specific demographic makeups.

By Claire Caton '26
Aug 28, 2023

Congressional Democrats reintroduce legislation to ban legacy admissions on college campuses nationwide

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-O.R.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) proposed the Fair College Admissions for Students Act th…

By Haika Mrema '24
Aug 7, 2023

SURVEY: Americans support merit-based college admission practices

But time will tell if college administrators will adopt merit-based admission practices. For now, it seems more lik…

By Jared Gould
Aug 2, 2023

UVA adds identity question to admissions essay after SCOTUS ruling

The new question asks students to discuss their 'background, perspective, or experience' in 300 words.

By Ian Cruz '25
Aug 2, 2023

Wesleyan will seek 'geographical diversity' following ruling against race-based admissions

Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts institution in Connecticut, is eliminating legacy admissions.

By Haika Mrema '24
Jul 28, 2023

University of Minnesota drops race from admissions after SCOTUS ruling

'The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will no longer consider race, university employment, or legacy in its admi…

By Lena Branch '24
Jul 28, 2023

Harvard responds, suggests it will continue to consider race via loophole in SCOTUS decision

Harvard’s statement seemed to heavily imply that it would circumvent the decision using the majority opinion as a l…

By John Rigolizzo
Jun 30, 2023

Record number of schools no longer require SAT/ACT in admissions

Columbia University recently became the first Ivy League school to do away with the requirement permanently.

By Austin Browne '24
Jun 19, 2023

TASHJY: Race has become 'the factor' for admission to college, in many cases

Campus Reform Higher Ed Fellow Ken Tashjy joined Real America's Voice to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court decisio…

By Nick Clavi
May 31, 2023

Article argues for ways to get around potential affirmative action bans in anticipation of SCOTUS rulings

A recent Chronicle of Higher Education article suggests ten ways universities might still make 'race-conscious' adm…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Jan 20, 2023

OPINION: I benefit from affirmative action, but it needs to end

Recently, my university’s president penned an opinion piece arguing that if Emory were forced to drop its affirmati…

By Robert Schmad '23
Nov 2, 2022

Incoming students required to pledge allegiance to anti-racism, social justice

An admissions essay prompts for undergraduate admissions asks students to 'share one idea for actions or policies t…

By Cole Kleppner '23
Aug 29, 2022

Cal State system ditches SAT/ACT, citing 'equity and fairness,' 'high-stress'

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school system suspended the consideration of standardized test scores for the 202…

By Peter Cordi and Tanner Richards
Mar 31, 2022

WATCH: 'Secular progressive' curriculum is hurting public education

Founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test (CLT) Jeremy Wayne Tate discusses the differences between classical ed…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Mar 28, 2022

College Board announces fully digital SAT

Starting in 2024, American students will take shorter and completely digital SAT exam.

By Addison Smith
Jan 26, 2022

MARSCHALL: How conservative students and families can find the right college

Here are the steps conservative students and parents can take to find the best college or university for them.

By Zachary Marschall, PhD
Dec 12, 2021

MORABITO: Why are White college applicants lying about their race?

An online poll found that 34 percent of white college applicants had lied about their race.

By Angela Morabito
Nov 8, 2021

Worried about liberal bias? Applicants may want to consider these schools.

American professors and educators are overwhelmingly liberal, but some universities have larger pools of conservati…

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 30, 2021

Former Columbia U Prof: Make college admissions random, leave it to 'just blind chance'

Lower qualification threshold for admissions to increase diversity, argues the professor.

By Ben Zeisloft
Jun 16, 2021

Harvard’s former fencing coach arrested in alleged bribery admission scheme

The former fencing coach at Harvard has been accused of taking at least $1.5 million from a Maryland businessman to…

By Alex Corey
Dec 7, 2020

Higher ed disruption dominos now falling on high school seniors

The April ACT test date has been postponed until June due to the coronavirus outbreak.

By Jon Street
Mar 17, 2020

WSJ: SAT set to assign 'adversity scores'

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the SAT will begin assigning students "adversity scores."

By Jon Street
May 16, 2019

College abandons traditional applications, transcripts and test scores are ‘all about privilege and wealth’

A liberal arts college has decided to allow students to apply for admission through a two-minute video.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Sep 11, 2014