Brown has changed one essay prompt and added four “very short answer” questions in their undergraduate application for the class of 2028, according to the Office of College Admission’s website. The ...

Make background checks mandatory for candidates for public office at all levels.

Everyone is atypical in some ways. Rather, these optional essays are intended to free applicants from having to weave together their background and interests within the same two-page statement.

In a new supercut called “Don’t Ignore the Background” from , the viewer is invited to take a deeper peek into Cuaron’s beautifully constructed look at the end of times, in hopes that we ...

With affirmative action banned, application essays ask about “life experience,” the one place in admissions where discussing race is still explicitly legal.

The Supreme Court’s ruling intended to remove the consideration of race during the admissions process. So students used their essays to highlight their racial background.

Terri E. Givens describes her advancement through high school and college -- and how Ph.D. programs should value students from unconventional backgrounds who take on more than expected.

But even though things are getting better, background does still matter in far too many cases. We have just had the highest ever rate of university applications from students in the most disadvantaged ...