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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

Kansas lawmakers release $35.7 million in higher ed funding after colleges comply with DEI ban

Lawmakers in Kansas released $35.7 million in higher education funding after colleges and universities complied wit…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 10, 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

Harvard’s early admits reconsider amid concerns of campus anti-Semitism

Harvard’s early acceptance decisions were released on Dec. 14, with many students who have rejected their respectiv…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Dec 21, 2023

ANALYSIS: Elite universities tout diversity just for show

67% of Harvard University’s undergraduate population comes from 'the top [20%] of the income distribution. Just 4.5…

By Jared Gould
Sep 12, 2023

Harvard revamps application questions following affirmative action ruling

The new application has removed the three optional essays, replacing them with five short-answer questions.

By Austin Browne '24
Aug 9, 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

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

PROF GIORDANO: We're in a new era of college admissions

I have witnessed this remarkable change throughout my 18-year career as a community college professor.

By Nicholas Giordano
Jul 6, 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

WATCH: Soviet education system valued merit more than American colleges do today, Buynevich explains

'At some point, we still needed to grow crops.'

By Nick Clavi
May 3, 2023

ANALYSIS: Democrats are losing Asian-American votes after pushing the equity agenda in schools

Asian-American voters–whose students have lost seats in selective schools and missed out on award recognition–are t…

By Shelby Kearns
Apr 3, 2023

Texas A&M system bans DEI statements

Following a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott's office, the Texas A&M University System announced on Mar. 2 that it w…

By Shelby Kearns
Mar 6, 2023

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

Another university removes SAT/ACT requirements

The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents recently approved a proposal to no longer require students to …

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Jul 15, 2022

Ethnic studies requirement that Newsom called 'offensive' is on thin ice

The proposal's advancement was reeled back by the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, effectively endin…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jun 8, 2022

TN universities reinstate standardized testing requirement

The test-optional policy was launched in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Maria Colombo '25
May 19, 2022

College admissions SCOTUS case is about Anti-Asian discrimination, lawmakers argue in brief

Eighty-two Republicans filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in an upcoming case that w…

By Alexa Schwerha
May 16, 2022

HARVARD Act combats discrimination in race-based admissions decisions

California Representative Michelle Steel (R) recently introduced the HARVARD Act to increase 'transparency' around …

By Peter Cordi
May 6, 2022

MIT reinstates SAT/ACT requirement, argues the tests help promote diversity on campus

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced that it is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirement…

By Stephanie Samsel '24
Apr 18, 2022

University will 'guarantee admission' to students based on race

California State University San Marcos' new initiative promises admission to Black students affiliated with specifi…

By Robert Schmad '23
Mar 16, 2022

UC Berkeley enrollment to drop following CA Supreme Court ruling

The decision, ruled 5-2, rejected a request by the university to stop a lower court ruling that would freeze enroll…

By Alexa Schwerha
Mar 9, 2022

NEW: Admissions counselor 'reassigned,' investigation launched following Campus Reform exclusive

On Jan. 20, Campus Reform broke the story that an admissions counselor at Clemson University ranted on social media…

By Addison Smith
Jan 31, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Admissions counselor admits to anti-Republican bias when 'reviewing college apps'

An admissions counselor for Clemson University vented on social media about Republican student applicants.

By Mckenna Dallmeyer '22
Jan 20, 2022

Students file 'price-fixing cartel' financial aid lawsuit against 16 prestigious universities

Over a dozen higher education institutions have been named in a lawsuit accusing the schools of participating in 's…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jan 12, 2022

OP-ED: SFFA v. UNC: It’s time to end race-conscious admissions policies

It is time for our courts to stop deferring to colleges’ weak argument that race-conscious admissions somehow help …

By Cece O'Leary
Dec 26, 2021

ANALYSIS: Following higher ed’s lead, K-12 schools deny Asian students’ achievement

Both colleges and K-12 schools have tried to deny that Asians are a minority in order to falsely exaggerate the ach…

By Angela Morabito
Dec 22, 2021

Orgs tell Supreme Court to get race out of college admissions

Speech First and Southeastern Legal Foundation have filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case…

By Angela Morabito
Dec 21, 2021

UNC Board of Trustees votes to maintain racial discrimination in admissions

Marty Kotis, a trustee at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, introduced a measure last month that would …

By Robert Schmad '23
Nov 16, 2021

Court allows UNC to keep using race as admissions factor

A U.S. district court judge has ruled that UNC may continue to consider race in admissions.

By Angela Morabito
Oct 22, 2021

5 Big Questions for Kenny Xu

Kenny Xu's new book explores anti-Asian discrimination in elite college and high school admissions.

By Angela Morabito
Aug 23, 2021

Oregon students can now graduate high school without being able to read or do math

Declining academic standards in college are now spilling over into K-12 schools.

By Angela Morabito
Aug 11, 2021

Pitzer College to go 'test-blind' in order to send 'strong message' about 'equity'

Pitzer College in California has adopted a 'test-blind' admission policy, meaning that standardized tests like the …

By Jordan Esrig '24 and Adam Sabes
Jun 26, 2021

Colorado bans legacy admissions at public schools to combat 'systemic inequity'

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill that will prohibit public colleges and universities from giving legacy …

By Angela Morabito
Jun 2, 2021

University of California ditches SAT requirements after students sue

The University of California has settled a lawsuit with a coalition group who sued them for using standardized test…

By Ken Meekins '23
May 26, 2021

Outcry on Twitter over WWU president’s call for fewer whites

Some on social media have called on Shepard to resign.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Apr 16, 2014