May 18, 2007

An Admissions Officer's Credentials

Last month Marilee Jones resigned as dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after admitting that she had misrepresented her academic degrees when first applying to work at the university in 1979. As one of the nation's most prominent admissions officers — and a leader in the movement to make the application process less stressful — Jones's sudden departure has stirred up a lively discussion about egalitarianism, credentialism, and

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