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Final Ivy Folds As Columbia University Abandons Test-Optional Admissions Policy
Final Ivy Folds As Columbia University Abandons Test-Optional Admissions Policy
More than three years after adopting test-optional admissions, Columbia University is reversing course and will once again require standardized test scores from prospective students.
Columbia announced on June 13 that, beginning in fall 2027, first-year and transfer applicants will have to submit either SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission. The university will remain test-optional for the upcoming 2026–27 admissions cycle.
University officials said the decision follows a “multiyear faculty review” that found “test scores, among other factors, were a...
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Jun 21, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships As Unconstitutional
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships As Unconstitutional
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a state-funded scholarship program that awarded financial aid based on the race of college students. The Democrat-controlled court followed the precedent laid out by the United States Supreme Court in finding that Gov. Tony Evers and the state were violating the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.
Two of the most liberal justices, however, wrote a concurrence denouncing the bar on the use of race for such scholarships.
If Democrats are...
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Mar 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Tens Of Thousands Stranded Amid Mass Airspace Closures At Mideast Hubs: "It's Chaos Here"
Tens Of Thousands Stranded Amid Mass Airspace Closures At Mideast Hubs: "It's Chaos Here"
The US State Department is warning all American citizens to exercises extreme caution when traveling abroad amid the ongoing US-Israeli military operation against Iran, which has included two days of heavy bombing aimed at regime change - and which has already resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some 40 top military leaders.
"Following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran, Americans worldwide and especially in the Middle East should follow the guidance...
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Apr 13, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Trump Demands Iran Accept 20 Year Pause on Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump says that Iran must agree to halt its nuclear enrichment program for 20 years to end the war. The position is a climb-down from Trump’s prior demand that Tehran permanently end its enrichment program. A US official told Axios that during talks in Pakistan, the US proposed a deal where Iran agreed […]
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