Admissions Live - Student Activism: The Impact on College Admissions

The recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has provoked a significant increase in student activism across the country and lead to questions about how this may affect college admissions. Many institutions have made public statements on the issue, ensuring prospective students that their admissions decisions would not be negatively impacted by discipline stemming from peaceful, lawful activism. On this episode of Admissions Live, we sit down with Stefanie Niles, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Dickinson College and NACAC President-Elect, and Eric Hoover, a senior writer at the Chronicle for Higher Education, to discuss this timely topic and how it may impact the future of college admissions.