A black dean at the University of Alabama resigned after old tweets were recirculated, a move that prompted a sit-in at the president’s office, a letter of admonishment and a reckoning.
Six months after charges were brought in a $25 million college-admissions scheme led by William “Rick” Singer, the 10 selective universities identified as potential recipients of tainted money have diverged over the question: What to do about the money now? So far, the answer is: very little.