The purposes and impact of higher education on the economy and the broader society have
been transformed through time in various ways. Higher education institutional and policy …

We've heard plenty from politicians and experts on affirmative action and higher education,
about how universities should intervene—if at all—to ensure a diverse but deserving student …

BACKGROUND Each school of pharmacy seeks to ensure students admitted into the
professional program are prepared to meet the challenges of a rigorous curriculum and …

When it comes to the hotly disputed topic of college admissions, the one thing everyone
agrees about is that it's unfair. But there is little agreement on what a fair process would be …

The higher education regulator for England has set challenging new widening access
targets requiring universities to rethink how merit is judged in admissions. Universities are …

Many prominent social scientists have advocated for random-draw lotteries as a solution to
the “problem” of elite college admissions. They argue that lotteries will be fair, equitable …

This article reviews the idea of contextualising applicants to higher education in order to
widen access. First, the meaning of contextualised admissions (CAs) is discussed before …

In the context of the global decolonial movement, this paper aims to identify major
challenges faced by higher education institutions by following an integrative literature review …

Fairness in access to HE is unarguably a subject of paramount importance. Wherever a
student's secondary school scores are relevant for access to HE, grade inflation practices …

Access to higher education is affected by inequalities worldwide. Here we present a
longitudinal study based on large databases of scores in upper secondary education and …