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Yale dodges affirmative action lawsuit after changes to admissions process
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoYale University skirted a challenge to its admissions process this week after the same group that...
Anti-affirmative action group drops admissions lawsuit against Yale
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoStudents for Fair Admissions dropped its lawsuit challenging Yale University’s race-conscious...
Universities are turning into real-estate hedge funds — and students are paying the price
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBillionaire donors have warped the university's priorities from providing an effective education to...
PolitiFact: Some university endowments are taxed
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharlie Kirk: “Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford...
Elite colleges talk a lot about equity. Why are they still overlooking low-income students?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI grew up in a housing project in Erie, Pennsylvania, after immigrating from Cuba at age 10. A Yale...
How popular are legacy college admissions preferences? Harvard scrutiny prompts debate
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHarvard University's legacy admissions policy has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of...
FAFSA’s rocky rollout — and why bigger families may be unhappy
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid has been more painful than expected....
Why Brown is bringing back SAT requirements - and keeping legacy admissions for now
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBrown University is joining a growing number of elite schools in bringing back its standardized test...
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoConnecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions...
Forged by 2008 financial meltdown, Biden faces new test with failures at SVB, Signature Bank
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden knew earlier this month that he needed to project command and...