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Fallout, Local Reaction After The College Admissions Bribery Scam

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A group tours the campus at Stanford University Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Stanford, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
A group tours the campus at Stanford University Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Stanford, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

A day after the U.S. attorney in Boston announced charges against dozens of people in a college admissions scam, we examine what's happening so far with the case, local reaction, and what colleges and universities should do in the wake of the scandal.

Guests

Carrie Jung, WBUR Edify reporter. She tweets @jung_carrie.

Natasha Warikoo, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She tweet @nkwarikoo.

Maria Laskaris, senior private counselor at Top Tier Admissions and former director of admissions at Dartmouth.

This segment aired on March 13, 2019.

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