Admissions in Transition
From test-optional applications, to questions about ChatGPT, to the Supreme Court’s new limitations on considering race and ethnicity, college admissions are in flux. Admissions Dean Whitney Soule dissects the current state of play and how prospective applicants can navigate it.
Admissions in Flux
Penn statement on the Supreme Court’s decision.
Furda Says Farewell
Eric Furda C’87 stepping down as Admissions dean.
The COVID Class
Dean Eric Furda C’87 on the incoming “COVID class.”
College Admissions in Crisis
Admissions Dean Eric Furda on the Varsity Blues scandal, civil litigation, and rising disgruntlement over the way elite universities select their students.
Five I’s, Four C’s, and the Right Road to College
Penn Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87 would love it if your child or grandchild comes to Penn, but he doesn’t want them—or you—to start the college-search process with that goal in mind.
Admissions Targets LGBT Applicants
Admissions extends “interest-based recruiting” to LGBT students
Send a Posse
Penn to partner with Posse Foundation in admissions
A Year of Challenges and Opportunities in Admissions
Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87 on his freshman year
Despite Downturn, Firm Commitment to Greater Access
The latest on Penn and the economy
Penn’s “Strong Pull” Drew New Admissions Dean Back
Entrance interview: Admissions Dean Eric Furda C’87
The Great Aid Race
Penn expands undergraduate financial aid
New Admissions Dean
Columbia’s Eric J. Furda C’87 named new admissions dean