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Can a focus on character in admission help colleges and universities maintain a level of racial and economic diversity after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admission? Jon Edelman explores the idea in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read MoreVeronica Fernandez-Alvarado explores MCC’s college admissions work in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read More"There will be major losses in diversity on college campuses," MCC's Rick Weissbourd told the Harvard Gazette about one impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about race-conscious admission practices. "Diversity is so important for the prospects of many kids, and it’s also important in terms of having a healthy community, where people learn about themselves and the world.”
Read more about how admissions processes may change and what it may mean for colleges, universities — and the nation itself.
Read MoreToday, much of higher education is predicated on gaining a competitive advantage. But what if colleges and universities could cooperate instead of compete for applicants?
Read MoreA new tool that Making Caring Common piloted with the Common App will allow college applicants to provide more diverse information about their life circumstances — information like time spent taking care of siblings. Through the Common App, the most-used college application platform in the country, students can apply to multiple colleges and universities at the same time.
Read MoreCollege admissions decisions can trigger complex emotions for students and families alike. In this piece, MCC offers five tips for what to say to your child when they receive disappointing admission decisions.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 23, 2023.
Read MoreIf the United States Supreme Court does ban race-conscious college admissions as is widely expected, then what can admission offices consider? This Inside Higher Ed piece from Tom Bear and the late David Holmes highlights efforts to refocus admission on ethical character, including MCC’s work with the Common Application.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 16, 2023.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 2, 2023.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of December 5, 2022.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 28, 2022.
Read MoreWhat do holiday hosting and college admission have in common? They can both be uniquely anxiety-producing, says Brennan Barnard. A new, free call-in helpline can help alleviate uncertainty.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 14, 2022.
Read MoreTimely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 7, 2022.
Read MoreMaking Caring Common first published Turning the Tide (TTT) almost seven years ago. Trisha Ross Anderson, MCC’s College Admissions Program Director, shares an update about how our college admissions work has grown since this groundbreaking report.
Read MoreHow important are college rankings?
"If our numbers-driven, quantify everything, judgment culture has its claws deep into you such that you simply cannot resist the need to surrender to ratings and rankings, then at least do your homework,” writes Brennan Barnard in Forbes.
Read MoreWhat can we encourage with the carrot of educational access? And what supports must be in place to make these incentives effective?
Brennan Barnard writes in Forbes about enticing education, innovating incentives & supporting scholarships.
Read More"The reality is this: Selective colleges, a portal to leadership and power in a wide array of fields, can now educate far more—and far more diverse—students...And they could create these pathways without threatening their revenue," argue the authors of our recent white paper.
Read more in this Inside Higher Ed piece by Scott Jaschik.
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