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After World War II, when the United States faced increased military and scientific competition from the Soviet Union, selective universities began to assign greater weight to academic factors, including the SAT, said Nicholas Lemann, who has written about the history of standardized testing and is a professor of journalism at Columbia University.
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Selective universities began to assign greater weight to academic factors including the SAT after World War II.
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- Nicholas Lemann
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{ "date": "2025-08-08", "topic": "College Admissions", "person": "Nicholas Lemann", "source": "The New York Times", "timeframe": "After World War II" } - UUID
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- September 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM (3 days ago)
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- September 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM (3 days ago)
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-merit-affirmative-action-colleges.html
Trump's executive order demands universities disclose applicant data, intensifying scrutiny of admissions practices and potentially reducing diversity. The order aims to prevent the use of "racial proxies" and prioritizes quantitative measures.
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