What the College Scandal Says About America’s Elite
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-cheating-scandal.html
Why Rich Parents Are So Set on Their Kids
Going to Top Colleges
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-elite-anxieties/584740/
The College Admissions Scandal Presses Our
‘Unfairness’ Button
The Legacy Admissions Problem
Tyler Cowen notes:
“First, these bribes
only mattered because college itself has become too easy, with a few
exceptions. If the bribes allowed for the admission of unqualified students,
then those students would find it difficult to finish their degrees. Yet most
top schools tolerate rampant grade inflation and gently shepherd their students
toward graduation. That’s because they realize that today’s students (and their
parents) are future donors (and potential complainers on social media). It is
easier for professors and administrators not to rock the boat. What does that
say about standards at these august institutions of higher learning?”
The Grade Inflation Problem
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2019/01/grade-inflation-major-problem-at-uk-and.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-grade-inflation-epidemic-at.html
https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-grade-inflation-epidemic-at.html