This week, Cornell updates its testing policy, Brandeis extends transfer application deadline, Columbia classes go hybrid, gifts at Haverford and Illinois lead to new initiatives, private equity invests in the ACT, and the 2005 Heisman Trophy is reinstated.
Cornell University has announced that it will require applicants for fall 2026 enrollment to submit standardized test scores. Cornell will remain test-optional for applicants in the upcoming admissions cycle, although the university encourages students taking the SAT or ACT to submit their scores.
In light of recent protests on campuses around the country, Brandeis University has extended its transfer application deadline to May 31, welcoming applications from Jewish students and others who may feel unsafe at schools they are currently attending.
At Columbia University, classes will remain hybrid through the end of the semester, given the recent turmoil on campus.
Haverford College has received a $25 million gift that will establish and sustain the college’s new Institute for Ethical Inquiry and Leadership. This “transformative gift” will enhance Haverford’s commitment to an “ethically centered liberal arts education.”
A $50 million gift to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will launch the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, a new school focused on technology.
Private equity firms have been investing in standardized testing. With the companies that run college entrance exams losing money, private investors have seen an opportunity to become majority stakeholders in the ACT.
The 2005 Heisman Trophy is being returned to USC’s Reggie Bush, who relinquished the award in 2010 because of financial benefits he received that were not allowed in collegiate athletics at the time. With many changes in NCAA regulations, Bush has been deemed eligible for reinstatement.
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