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Biden is giving colleges tips on rethinking legacy admissions after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action
After the Supreme Court decision, the Education and Justice Departments released guidance on shapin…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Taylor Swift might be an anti-hero by her own admission, but food banks across the country love her
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank that primarily serves San Mateo and Santa Clara count…
Sebastian Cahill
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Forget college admissions some parents are shelling out up to $4,000 just to get their daughters into sororities
"My boyfriend went to Stanford, and he said this is more complicated than getting a Stanford M.B.A.…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Harvard's legacy admission standards are facing a renewed challenge in the wake of SCOTUS gutting affirmative action
Internal university data illustrates that white applicants overwhelmingly benefit from the current …
Brent D. Griffiths
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The Supreme Court outlawed race-based admissions for colleges. Factoring in donors and legacy applications is still fine.
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 on Thursday that considering race in college applications was unconstitutional, bu…
Chris Panella,Madison Hall
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Supreme Court allows military academies to continue race-based admissions, citing 'potentially distinct interests'
Justice Sotomayor noted the exemption in her dissenting opinion, arguing it "highlights the arbitra…
Bryan Metzger
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Wesleyan University is getting rid of legacy admissions. The school's president called the controversial practice 'embarrassing' and an 'unearned privilege.'
The move comes after the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, sparking a backlash against some o…
Katie Hawkinson
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A top Russian general's rare admission that his elite paratroopers suffered heavy casualties in Ukraine was mysteriously removed
Russia has often publicly downplayed its war losses, but Western intelligence suggests Moscow has s…
Jake Epstein
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Elite prep school Horace Mann accused of pay-to-play admissions scam in whistleblower lawsuit
A lawsuit claims a tech executive cheated on his taxes and gave Horace Mann $1 million to give his …
Jack Newsham
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People are dunking on JFK's half-assed Harvard admission essay in the wake of the Supreme Court axing affirmative action
John F. Kennedy's 1935 Harvard essay seeking admission to Harvard mentions his wealthy father as on…
Sophia Ankel
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'Barbenheimer' helps meme-stock darling AMC post the best single-week admissions revenue in the theatre chain's 103-year history
"Achieving the most admissions revenue in a single week in AMC's storied 103-year history is a test…
Zahra Tayeb
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A group of Democrats just relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions and strip financial aid from schools that keep the practice in place
Following the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, Democrats want to ensure all…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Putin admits the Russian military needs more modern weapons to win the war in Ukraine a rare admission of fault
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously boasted of the modernity of the Russian military's …
Tom Porter
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I'm a college-admissions expert. Don't join extracurriculars just so you have an impressive résumé — schools will see right through it.
You should not join extracurriculars just to buff up your college app. Instead, students need to fi…
Steve Gardner
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Harvard says it may still consider race during the admissions process, citing the Supreme Court's own ruling against affirmative action
The university noted that the court allowed race to be considered if an applicant describes how it …
Charles R. Davis
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A college counselor said a parent offered him $1.5 million to deny service to their child's classmates — highlighting the cut-throat battle for Ivy League admissions
Some wealthy parents are willing to pay Christopher Rim whatever it takes to try to get their kids …
Jordan Hart
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I went to Harvard Business School and the admissions process was intense. Here are 6 things I did that helped me get in.
Shaifali Aggarwal helps clients get into top MBA programs. He/She/They share the best way to maximi…
Robin Madell
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'Full House' star Lori Loughlin says she felt 'down and broken' in first TV interview since college admissions scandal
Loughlin said the work that she's doing with Project Angel Food is "about loving people." She retur…
Esme Mazzeo
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To boost diversity after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, UNC will offer free tuition to some in-state students
"We want the best students to know that a UNC-Chapel Hill education is a possibility for them," UNC…
John L. Dorman
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Govt asks all states, UTs to make 6 years minimum age for Class 1 admission
The Ministry of Education has directed all states and Union Territories to fix the minimum age for …