There was plenty of righteous indignation to go around when the Chicago Tribune broke the story of the University of Illinois’ track record of showing favoritism to applicants with friends in high places, The school reacted quickly, promising to change its policies and accepting the […]
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When the Senate confirmed federal Judge Sonja Sotamayor last week as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, it marked the biggest milestone in a life already filled with remarkable achievements. But would Sotomayor ever have reached the nation’s highest court if her […]
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Welcome back to our Rethinking Admissions blog. The national conference Wake Forest hosted on the topic may have ended last spring, but the issues we discussed over those two days keep making their way back into the public consciousness. Since this blog proved to be […]
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Rethinking Admissions conference may have officially ended on Thursday, April 16th, but the conversation about college admissions is far from over. Tomorrow, April 21, Wake Forest will host Robert J. Sternberg, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. Dr. Sternberg is […]
The New York Times and Chronicle of Higher Education have been doing a great job blogging about the Rethinking Admissions conference. The Times’ education writer Jacques Steinberg wrote about the conference on his new blog called “The Choice,” which examines all facets of the […]
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Opening Remarks to Rethinking Admissions Conference Provost Jill Tiefenthaler, Wake Forest University April 15, 2009 As provost of Wake Forest University, I’d like to welcome you to the Rethinking Admissions conference. Admission and enrollment processes are critical components of higher education in this […]
Categories: Conference Session (day 1), General Conference Updates
On April 15 and 16, 2009, Wake Forest University will host top admissions officers and leading researchers from Berkeley, Duke, Harvard, Ohio State, Princeton, Texas, Virginia, Yale and other universities along with the director of data research for U.S. News & World Report for the […]
Categories: Conference Session (day 1), General Conference Updates