May 23, 2023 On Sunday, April 2, 2023, I read an interesting and provocative article by Frank Bruni that was published in the New York Times. The title of the
April 13, 2023 WHY AM I WRITING ABOUT THIS ISSUE? For the past five decades, those in the Princeton University Admission Office have made a concerted effort to diversify the
March 28, 2023 This is the story of what began on a summer morning, July 18th, 2026. A full-page ad appeared in The New York Times presenting a bold challenge
February 22, 2023 The world couldn’t be more different in early 2023 than anyone could have planned for. As such, many of the “strategic plans” hatched in 2018 or 2019
December 22, 2022 In 2020, the National Asian American Voter survey found that 70% of Asian Americans supported Affirmative Action, while only 16% of them opposed it. Despite this, some
September 30, 2022 Having been the Dean of Admission at Princeton from 1978 to 1983, I read with interest that Harvard and Yale, along with scores of other colleges and
Interview by Alison Herget, Higher Education Program Manager at Minerva Project. Many students feel overwhelmed when they think about life after high school. They know they want to go to
June 23, 2022 Having served as the Dean of Admission at Princeton University from 1978 to 1983, I learned enough about the admission policies and practices of a selective institution
May 6, 2022 In college counseling, May 1 is sacred and represents the culmination of a four-year journey for students who began their freshman year of high school and are
Ozymandias There is a fast-developing problem for independent schools. It is more systemic than alleged racism and more disruptive than pandemic-induced protocols. Independent schools are becoming ungovernable. A 1970’s Management