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Explore the debate and science of Admissions.

February 6, 2024

The Roadmap to Success?

Kali Jerrard

House Democrats have offered their vision for reforming higher education.

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January 9, 2024

The Assessment Controversy

Kali Jerrard

Standardized testing axed for “political correctness,” hurts rather than helps students.

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December 11, 2023

NAS endorsement of the College Admissions Accountability Act

National Association of Scholars

Colleges and universities need to know that their unlawful actions will lead to clear consequences, and this is the great wisdom of the College Admissions Accountability Act.

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August 1, 2023

CounterCurrent: Legacy Admissions Shoutout

Chance Layton

NAS joins the legacy admissions debate with a new symposium.

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June 20, 2023

The Wrong Way to Admit the Other Half: Why We Oppose Class-Based Affirmative Action

Peter Wood

A statement of the National Association of Scholars on class-based preferences in college and university admissions.

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April 28, 2023

Neetu Arnold on "Affirmative Action in College Admissions"

National Association of Scholars

NAS Fellow Neetu Arnold was recently featured on The Final 5 segment on Fox 5. Take a listen as she examines affirmative action in college admissions and the discusses the upcoming Supreme Court......

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March 21, 2023

On The Chopping Block

Kali Jerrard

Does nixing standardized testing make college admissions more equal? 

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January 3, 2023

New Year, Same Old Discrimination?

Marina Ziemnick

Racial discrimination is not just in vogue at American universities—it’s the very foundation of the new model of higher education.

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January 25, 2021

CFER Defends Merit in UC Admissions

National Association of Scholars

Californians for Equal Rights is fighting back against a proposed University of California policy change, one that would abolish standardized testing requirements on all ten campuses.

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June 2, 2020

ACA-5 v.s. Proposition 209

David Acevedo

ACA-5 is a state constitutional amendment that, if passed, will allow California voters to reinstate race, sex, and ethnicity preferences in the state's government, colleges, and universities......

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