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Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison
The ruling is a final chapter in the cheating scandal. But the cynicism over college admissions, athletics and fund-raising is…
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News
The Key to Success in College Is So Simple It’s Almost Never Mentioned
For Emily Zurek Small, college did what it’s supposed to do. Growing up in a small town in Northeast Pennsylvania,…
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I Edited Mental Illness Out of My College Applications. I’m Not Alone.
When I applied to college in the 2009-10 school year, I wasn’t worried about my grades or extracurriculars. Instead, I…
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Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Rick Singer, to Be Sentenced
Prosecutors recommended six years in the scheme that undermined college admissions. Mr. Singer asked for a maximum of six months,…
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California Begins Service Program for College Students
Students receive $10,000 from the state to pay tuition and living expenses in exchange for 450 hours of community service…
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A New Lifeline for the Unseen: Homeless College Students
Osemenga Celey-Okogun, 19, a biology major at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, was prepared to drop out of school this…
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A Sign That Tuition Is Too High: Some Colleges Are Hacking It in Half
Colby-Sawyer in New Hampshire has reduced its tuition to $17,500 a year, from about $46,000. But the cut is also…
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Sports
Deion Sanders Leaving Jackson State Is No Surprise in the Coaching World
His move to the University of Colorado is understandable in the college football world, but that doesn’t mean it can’t…
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Natural History Museum Names College Leader as New Chief
Sean M. Decatur, the president of Kenyon College and a biophysical chemist, will become the museum’s first Black leader when…
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Are the U.S. News College Rankings Finally Going to Die?
Yale’s law school made the stunning announcement last week that it would no longer participate in the influential rankings published…