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College cheating scandal shows why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit students

  • Written by Natasha Warikoo, Associate Professor of Education, Harvard University
College cheating scandal shows why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit studentsU.S. Attorney for District of Massachusetts Andrew Lelling announces indictments in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal March 12.Steven Senne/AP

Many Americans are outraged by the college admission scandal revealed by the FBI on March 12. The scandal involves celebrities and wealthy investors who allegedly bought their children’s...

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