Remember last year when The Common Application did away with the controversial disciplinary question? Many in the world of elite college admissions applauded the move to “ban the box,” deeming it about time. Their arguments against the prompt, while varied, often boiled down to the notion that students should not …
Should colleges be allowed to ask applicants if they’ve ever been convicted of a crime? Should they be allowed to ask applicants if they’ve ever been arrested? Should they be allowed to ask applicants for details on any convictions or arrests? These are questions that have been up for debate …
Louisiana has become the first state in our union to “ban the box” in college admissions. If you’re not familiar with the “ban the box” expression, it’s about colleges inquiring on their applications if students have committed crimes in their past — either misdemeanors or felonies. In fact, we wrote …
