college admissions

Lori Loughlin And Mossimo Giannulli Receive Prison Sentences For Admissions Scheme

3:51pm August 21, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The Full House star will serve two months, and her fashion designer husband will serve five months. They pleaded guilty in May to fraud charges related to securing their daughters' admission to USC.

Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli exit the Boston federal courthouse after a hearing on August 27.

New Charges Against Lori Loughlin And 10 Other Parents In Admissions Case

6:41pm October 22, 2019

by David Welna

New federal charges were filed Tuesday against a total of 18 defendants accused of being part of a conspiracy to cheat their children into top colleges.

Devin Sloane (right) arrives at federal court in Boston on Tuesday for sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Sloane admitted to paying $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo player.

Second Parent Sentenced In College Admissions Scandal

9:07pm September 24, 2019

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in prison and must pay a $95,000 fine and perform 500 hours of community service. He spent $250,000 to get his son accepted into college as a fake athlete.

David Coleman, CEO of the College Board, which administers the SAT, announced on Tuesday that the company's "adversity score" was being abandoned and replaced by a new tool that provides information about a student's socioeconomic background.

College Board Drops Its 'Adversity Score' For Each Student After Backlash

10:15am August 28, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Presented alongside a student's SAT score, the number was intended to measure all that a student overcame, such as poverty and crime. But now the College Board is revising its approach to the data.

SAT test preparation books sit on a shelf at a bookstore in New York City.

Education

SAT To Score Students' 'Disadvantages' To Try To Even The Playing Field

7:58pm May 16, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The new SAT score is based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. Test-takers won't see the score, but colleges will.

Former University of Southern California soccer coach Laura Janke exiting a Boston federal court Tuesday, where she pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.

Ex-USC Coach Behind Fake Athletic Profiles In College Admissions Scam, Pleads Guilty

8:55pm May 14, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Laura Janke had previously denied taking bribes for writing the phony biographies, but she is now the fourth corrupt coach to plead guilty. She's expected to testify against others in the case.

Sports

'No Secret' Basketball Needs To Get Better, New WFU Athletic Director Says

8:04am May 07, 2019

by Paul Garber

Wake Forest is the defending national champion in men's tennis, has the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world in Jennifer Kupcho, and the football team has won three straight bowl g

Actresses Lori Loughlin (left) and Felicity Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday along with a group of other parents. A total of 50 people have been charged in connection with the alleged years-long scam.

Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin Appear In Court Over College Admissions Scandal

4:23pm April 03, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The two actresses are the most high-profile faces of the alleged massive college admissions fraud that has sent shock waves through the U.S. higher education system.

U.S. Education Dept. Begins Probe of 8 Schools In Bribery Case, Including WFU

11:59am March 27, 2019

by Associated Press

Eight universities embroiled in a massive college admission cheating scheme are now being investigated by the U.S. Education Department.

John Awiel Chol Diing, who grew up in refugee camps, is now studying agricultural science at Earth University in Costa Rica. Above: He visited Washington, D.C., last week as a 2019 Next Generation Delegate, a program run by the Chicago Council on Global A

This Refugee Was A Daydream Believer When It Came To College

7:00am March 24, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

John Awiel Chol Diing and his family fled South Sudan when he was 4. He grew up in camps but always hoped he'd find a way out of the "end zone."