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Opinion

An Open Letter: America’s Real Education Scandal

Dear Secretary DeVos: I was encouraged to see that in response to the current college scandal you called for all admissions to be based on merit. However, in order for that to happen, we will have to radically restructure our system of education.

April 2, 2019

Students

Any Person, Any Study, but at What Cost?

In an editorial titled “An Ode to the Rich and Legacies,” a current undergraduate at my alma mater connects the aftermath of the recent college admissions scandal to the idea that despite preferential treatment wealthy students receive, they are underappreciated from their lower-income peers.

March 27, 2019

News Roundup

Duke Begins Auditing Years of Admissions Processes Amid National Scandal

Amid the national college admissions scandal, Duke University has begun auditing the last several years of its admissions. No Duke coaches or administrators were mentioned in the scandal. The FBI charged over 40 people, from university officials, coaches and parents, in an alleged plan to illegal purchase a student’s admission into college, by either claiming […]

March 22, 2019

Opinion

Proficiency Over Privilege

We are appalled but not surprised about the revelation of the ubiquitous celebrity admissions scandal. To clarify, the story of college acceptance abuse was steered by the privilege of wealthy individuals who sought to circumvent the traditional admissions process and fraudulently forge college entry.

March 20, 2019

News Roundup

USC Officials to Deny Admission to Students Linked to Nationwide Admissions Scandal

Amid the recent unveiling of the largest college admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history, one of the main institutions involved, the University of Southern California, has announced it will deny admission to all student applicants linked to the scandal. The school is also reviewing current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme. […]

March 14, 2019