Posh Pipeline: Gaining College Admission at Any Cost

Posh Pipeline: Gaining College Admission at Any Cost

The President of prestigious Beacon University is dealing with a nationwide scandal involving its admissions and athletics operations. For years, a network of corrupt admissions consultants, standardized test proctors, and college coaches operated a lucrative underground pipeline into top universiti...

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Published in:The Journal of cases in educational leadership Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 139 - 150
Main Authors: Godfrey, Jenifer F., Brown, Amber M., Hubbard, Rebecca E., Clayton, Ashley B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-12-2020
Subjects:
Admissions Officers
Athletic Coaches
Case Studies
College Admission
College Entrance Examinations
College Presidents
Deception
Justice
higher education
college admissions
standardized admissions test
university leadership
admissions consultants
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Summary:The President of prestigious Beacon University is dealing with a nationwide scandal involving its admissions and athletics operations. For years, a network of corrupt admissions consultants, standardized test proctors, and college coaches operated a lucrative underground pipeline into top universities, and it has recently infiltrated Beacon. Under the piercing scrutiny of global media attention, the President must develop a strategy to lead Beacon University through the turbulence caused by an FBI investigation and criminal prosecutions associated with the scandal.
ISSN:1555-4589
1555-4589
DOI:10.1177/1555458920938855