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UC

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

California Legislature to increase oversight of college admissions

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Laws intended to address issues brought to public attention in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal are going into effect this year.
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Op-Eds

Thursday, July 18, 2019
Illustration of hands exchanging a diploma for money

College admissions scandal reveals vast inequalities in higher education

While business and media stars garnered the headlines in this scandal, it’s important not to lose sight of the bigger scandal — that access to our nation’s higher education system is rigged in favor of the wealthy.
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National

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Father of UC Berkeley alumnus charged in college admissions scandal

Among the 50 individuals implicated in a nationwide college admissions scam is David Sidoo — a Vancouver businessman and prominent figure in the University of British Columbia athletics program — who allegedly paid a test-taker to sit his son’s SAT exam, which helped him gain admission to UC Berkeley.
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