New York University announced Monday that it will ignore the Common Application’s checkbox questions about criminal and disciplinary history, opting for more specific questions that focus only on ...

It's crunch time for the college admission season. The application deadline for many colleges and universities is fast approaching for high school seniors. Many students applying to selective colleges ...

The Common Application announced Tuesday that it is dropping the question it has been asking since 2006 about applicants' criminal histories. Many educators and civil rights activities have been ...

The Common Application announced plans Sept. 30 to remove a question asking college applicants to self-report disciplinary actions taken against them in high school, a move that experts on higher ...