Students
In Admissions, Old Playbook Is Being Revised
"When I stand up and talk to parents, I tell them I'm not going to bore them and insult them by saying how nice the trees are and how nice the buildings are," says Robert Murphy, of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. "If you're the dean of admissions now, you'd better be able to talk about outcomes."
September 16, 2013
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