Affirmative action is rooted in an uncomfortable reality: that to remedy the effects of past discrimination against blacks and women it is sometimes necessary to discriminate against white men. The Government shied from stating the proposition so boldly, but beginning with the Nixon Administration it put the principle into practice
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College Rejection: Why Safety Schools Can Be Smart Choices
The headlines last week weren’t pretty. As colleges and universities nationwide revealed their admissions decisions, news broke of a dramatic decline in acceptance rates — and not just at Ivy League schools.
A Brief History of Standardized Testing
Throughout the U.S., students are getting out their No.
Facebook’s Latest Role: College Guidance Counselor
The college-admissions process used to be relatively private, but that’s all changing thanks to Facebook. After all, it’s not hard to figure out who got in where when your classmate joins a group called “New York University Class of 2013” — and Facebook’s news feed rubs it in your face.
Britain’s Jewish-School Ruling: Who Decides Who Is a Jew?
Faith schools across Britain are holding their breath and waiting to see if they will need to change their admissions procedures after Europe’s largest Jewish school was last week given the right to appeal a court decision saying its entry policy was racist.