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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

Harvard will again require SAT or ACT, reversing promise of test-optional admissions through class of 2030

Harvard University will require standardized testing to be considered for admissions, reversing a COVID-era policy.

By Campus Reform
Apr 12, 2024

Prof Giordano says SAT's new 'adaptive testing' format raises 'concerns': WATCH

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano appeared on Fox News's America's Newsroom on Monday to dis…

By Campus Reform
Mar 19, 2024

VA schools withold test scores citing equity, costing top students college scholarships

A parent in Fairfax County reported that 75% of the students who received the Commendation in Fairfax, Loudon, and …

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Jan 25, 2023

Company tells applicants to keep colleges off resumes, following DEI trend

HR&A Advisors are asking job applicants, in the name of equity, to keep their colleges off resumes.

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 4, 2023

Michigan university fines students over $60k for COVID testing non-compliance

Students face fines in the $50-$100 range for each missed weekly test.

By Sergei Kelley '22
Feb 9, 2022

No more letter grades? Higher ed is promoting these alternative grading systems.

Campus Reform covers the push to abandon the traditional A-F grading system in favor of alternative pedagogies cham…

By Peter Cordi
Jan 12, 2022

WATCH: Why universities are discontinuing standardized testing

Wisconsin Representative Dave Murphy says test-optional policies are harmful to students and taxpayers.

By Angela Morabito
Dec 27, 2021

Lawmaker criticizes university for extending test-optional admissions policy

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced that it will extend its test-optional policy for two more years.

By Angela Morabito
Dec 15, 2021

Surveillance on campus: Universities give students tools to report on each other's COVID violations or 'bias incidents'

Many universities supply tools that allow students to report their peers for incidents involving speech or COVID-19…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Oct 6, 2021

'Consequences can be dire': OR lawmakers criticize governor's new HS graduation law

Oregon just passed a law that temporarily removes the 'essential skills' graduation requirement for high school stu…

By Haley Worth '22
Aug 18, 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

Stanford scraps admission test requirement for medical students

Stanford University will remove admissions test requirements for the upcoming school year in response to COVID-19.

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 17, 2020

Universities ask students to play 'coronavirus police,' report peers who might have COVID-19

Universities across the country are encouraging students to report peers who are not following university guideline…

By Adam Sabes
Aug 14, 2020

Notre Dame brings students back to campus, but there’s a catch

It also plans to implement “comprehensive” testing and contact tracing.

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
May 19, 2020

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Students want 'free' tuition for illegals...but won't donate their own money

Most students said yes but when Neret asked if they’d be willing to contribute to the cost, students told Neret the…

By Eduardo Neret
Dec 6, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Christian nonprofit claps back after Vassar claims it is a ‘homophobic’ and ‘misogynist’ ‘hate group’

Vassar College in New York recently called the Alliance Defending Freedom a “hate group.”

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 6, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: MSU prof who used exam to push opinions on diversity, wage inequality, Chick-fil-A responds in pointed email

A student of Clifford's told Campus Reform that he felt "discouraged...from answering a question based on how I rea…

By Eduardo Neret
May 23, 2019

'Unconscious bias' trailer tours campuses

Five universities participated in the first leg of the "Check Your Blind Spots" tour, which is intended to “raise a…

By Kyle Perisic
Nov 6, 2017

Student sues university after failing course twice, says school didn’t fully accommodate mental illnesses

Jennifer Burbella filed a federal lawsuit against Misericordia University, the school's president, the chair of the…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
May 14, 2015