This week, Stanford announces its return to standardized testing, Union engages faculty to attract new students, the Common App’s study on race and college applicants’ choices, Coursera rolls out new AI detection tools, a new college rating system, and colleges’ initiatives to support neurodivergent students.
Starting in the fall of 2025, Stanford University will resume requiring standardized test scores for admission to the class of 2030. The university will remain test-optional for the upcoming 2024 admissions cycle.
In an effort to attract applicants, administrators at Union College are working with the school’s faculty to create new programs that function within the college’s existing budget. This approach is an alternative to cutting humanities departments, a move recently made by other colleges.
A new study done by the Common Application found that the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in college admissions has had relatively little effect on college applicants’ behavior and decisions on where to enroll. The number of applications by race did not generally increase or decrease compared to the 2022-2023 cycle, the report found.
Online course provider Coursera released a new slate of tools capable of detecting AI-generated plagiarism on Tuesday. Coursera president and CEO Jeff Maggioncalda has stated that the tools are aimed at improving grading and academic integrity.
Amid widespread critiques of college ranking systems, Money magazine has tried a new approach: a college rating system. Released on Wednesday, the system rates over 600 colleges on a scale of two to five stars using half-star increments, and considers factors such as graduation rates, alumni salaries, and cost of attendance.
Two schools in California are among the colleges launching new initiatives to better support neurodiverse students. This summer, the University of San Diego will open its Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity, which aims to support students with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, while UC Berkeley has convened a special task force to address the learning needs of neurodivergent students.
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