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Former USC water polo coach wins new U.S. college admissions scandal trial
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday set aside the conviction of a former University of...
Convictions, prison time: A look at college admissions scam
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMore than 50 people were convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme that embroiled...
Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA federal appeals court overturned all fraud convictions Wednesday of two parents who were found...
Mastermind of college admissions scam sentenced to 3½½ years in prison
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoWilliam "Rick" Singer leaves Boston Federal Court in March 2019. (Getty Images) William “Rick”...
'Varsity Blues' mastermind William 'Rick' Singer gets more than 3 years in prison over college...
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBOSTON – The mastermind of a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities,...
Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoElite universities saw their reputations stained. College admissions leaders say the case is an...
Yale dodges affirmative action lawsuit after changes to admissions process
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoYale University skirted a challenge to its admissions process this week after the same group that...
Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoWhen she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions...
Yale University reinstates standardized test requirement
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoYale University said on Thursday it would reinstate a requirement that applicants submit...
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoConnecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions...