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A study asks what students learn, for better or worse, in the process of applying to college.
Arthur Stu (right), a student in Newton, Mass., gets advice from a teacher about the writing section of the SAT. The Education Conservancy, a group that opposes commercial influences in college admissions, questions the use of such tests. (Photograph by Julia Malakie, AP Images)

The college-guide market has exploded, with books and rankings that cater to students of all ethnic origins, faiths, and interests.

An essay based on a Chronicle article about an academic honor code can be be purchased from an online term-paper mill.

Campus Life

CURRENT EVENT: Talk of police brutality is heard at the University of Florida after campus officers used a Taser to shock a raucous student into submission.

SLOW GAINS: Minority students still do worse in college than white students do, a study has shown.

NO FREE TRIPS: Tufts University will no longer allow its study-abroad adviser to travel on the dime of international-study vendors.

PEER REVIEW: Two scholars are returning to Harvard University's department of African and African-American studies. ... Dinesh D'Souza resigned his fellowship at the Hoover Institution, while Donald Rumsfeld prepares to arrive. ... The University of California at Santa Cruz appoints a chancellor. ... A professor at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln agrees to resign following an incident involving firecrackers in his classroom.

WHAT THEY'RE READING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: A list of the best-selling books.