Same Policy, No Standardized Outcome: How Admissions Values …
Aug 11, 2025 · All college admissions officers strive to maintain at least three institutional priorities, often in this order: (1) enrolling sufficient numbers of students to meet bottom-line …
Do college admissions criteria matter? Evidence from …
Feb 1, 2023 · This paper examines the implications of college admissions criteria on students’ academic and non-academic performance in university and their labor market outcomes.
What Makes a Fair College Admissions Process? - JSTOR Daily
Mar 27, 2019 · When Public Books invited me, back in early February, to contribute thoughts on fair admissions to elite colleges, I wrote the essay that follows from the most theoretical and …
The Supreme Court’s decision in SFFA requires colleges and universities to stop using race as a factor in their admissions process. In light of this holding, schools that may have once relied on …
Higher Education Laws and Policy - U.S. Department of Education
Oct 3, 2024 · Accreditation ensures that institutes and/or programs of higher education meet quality standards. Learn more about accreditation and ED's role. Learn about ED's role in …
How do universities in the USA maintain high academic standards ...
U.S. universities prioritize rigorous academic programs, renowned faculty, research opportunities, and adherence to accreditation standards to ensure high academic quality.
Academic Freedom Under Pressure: How New Accreditation Standards …
As the incoming Trump administration considers reforms to the accreditation system, this case study points to a broader principle: accreditation should serve to strengthen, not weaken, the …
Academic Principles: Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, …
Apr 2, 2013 · This is an overview of the foundational academic principles that guide the operations and governance of American universities, emphasizing the importance of …
Rethinking standardized test scores in college admissions
Jan 12, 2024 · Although a number of selective universities have adopted test-optional admissions policies to achieve greater racial and socioeconomic diversity among their students, some …
A Contentious History of Admissions Policies at American
Nov 17, 2021 · Through stratification into four tiers, the United States has promoted open access to institutions at the bottom and limited access to elite institutions at the top.