For students of color who have long had to justify their presence on campus, the federal fraud case was a reminder of deep inequalities in admissions.

The investigation, Operation Varsity Blues, snared families at the highest economic echelons accused of pushing their way ahead of other college applicants with lies, bribes and cheating.

Universities are more than innocent victims in this scandal.

Making privilege personal.

It's not where you go. It's what you do there that counts.

"The advantage varies by sport and athletic division, but is almost universal within higher education."

Parents and students said the federal case shows those who play by the rules are losing precious seats at elite universities to unscrupulous families with money and clout.

Mark Riddell, who is expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday, has been "suspended indefinitely" from his role as the director of college test preparation at an elite boarding school and training academy in Florida.

The FBI bribery investigation has shocked many. But school prep experts have seen it all.

If selective colleges were less selective, there would be less incentive to cheat to get in.

The college admissions scandal that rocked the country on Tuesday is one of the weirdest, most depraved pieces of news in quite some time, even accounting for the fact that the president of the United States is Donald Trump.

Some fear reports of wealthy families faking learning disabilities may lead to skepticism of those who aren't faking at all.

U of Southern California also says it will review current students with ties.

What the admissions-bribery scandal reveals about parenting toward a narrow definition of success in an anxious age.