Inside Higher Ed announces the release of two new reports from Common Application which aim to provide a more nuanced understanding of diversity among college applicants of the same race. In findings that help refute sweeping racial stereotypes, researchers found significant differences between applicants of the same race in terms of individual resources, college readiness, and application behavior.
According to The New York Times, Stanford University released a new report this week attesting to the fact that the school limited the admission of Jewish students throughout the 1950s. The university is one of many, including Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth, to uphold these antisemetic practices. Up until now, the university has denied its part in them.
For trans college students, the fear of being “deadnamed,” or referred to by a birth name they have since changed, can impede personal and academic success. Those who have not yet changed their name legally—a potentially lengthy process—risk being misnamed in their “school portal” or on their school I.D. The Washington Post highlights different measures schools are taking to ease these concerns.
The Chronicle suggests that more colleges are instituting programs in the interest of supporting students with autism, although only around 100, mostly four-year colleges offer these programs to date. Of the almost 50,000 annual high school graduates with autism, less than a third may matriculate to higher education, as of 2015. But as autism becomes better understood, more colleges are willing and prepared to accommodate the needs of students with the disorder.