Since July, the N.C.A.A. has allowed athletes to make money from endorsement deals. Fans don’t seem to mind.

The program is part of colleges’ efforts to diversify undergraduate ranks. It attacks what admissions calls “under-matching.”

But when fancy schools like Amherst kill legacy preferences, they do get a little fairer.

In a new book, John Vandemoer, who pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in the Varsity Blues scandal, claims that he was among its victims.

Experts say crediting students for their climate advocacy is wise. But institutions tend to minimize the role campus activists may have played in helping them decide to divest from fossil fuels.

A new filing from the group that runs the ACT shows millions in losses. The College Board, which runs the SAT, has seen even greater revenue hits.

Everyone wants to know how freshmen are doing. But academic performance is hard to unpack — even without a pandemic.