'The College Admissions Scandal Is Yet More Evidence of Collegiate Sports' Inequality Problem'

Mar 15, 2019, 11:25 AM


The college admissions bribery scandal has captivated the country -- Hollywood stars from Desperate Housewives and Full House are involved! -- and leaves ample room for outrage. Spots at elite selective institutions that could have gone to hardworking students and athletes who deserved them instead went to kids whose parents paid for fraudulent tests or bogus athletic profiles. Payments for cheating went to a sham charity, making the fraud tax-deductible for the alleged perpetrators.

The college admissions bribery scandal has captivated the country -- Hollywood stars from Desperate Housewives and Full House are involved! -- and leaves ample room for outrage. Spots at elite selective institutions that could have gone to hardworking students and athletes who deserved them instead went to kids whose parents paid for fraudulent tests or bogus athletic profiles. Payments for cheating went to a sham charity, making the fraud tax-deductible for the alleged perpetrators.