Merit or Privilege?: Test Scores and College Admissions Wed., April 02, 2025 | 5:00 PM — 7:30 PM University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E. 60th St. The Keller Center CHICAGO, IL 60637 United States Sponsored By: Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility Join us as we confront the intersection of standardized testing, college admissions, and social equality. Nicholas Lemann of Columbia University, author of Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing, will be joined by a panel of University of Chicago scholars, including economist and Stone Center Director Steven Durlauf, sociologist Stephen Raudenbush, and economist Lesley Turner, to discuss the impact standardized tests have had on educational systems, opportunity, and social mobility. The conversation will be moderated by Jason Merchant, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs. ***This is an in-person event.*** Register>> Recent News More news Student Profile: Nino Rodriguez, PhD, PAC’25, PWC’25, MPP Class of 2027 Wed., February 04, 2026 $20 Million Gift from Thomas Francis Dunn, AB’81, MBA’86 and Susan Knapp Dunn, AB’82, Launches a New Lab at the Harris School to Advance Emerging Field of Algorithmic Public Policy Wed., February 04, 2026 When Aid Arrives Matters: Early Cash Transfers Improve Outcomes After Floods Mon., February 02, 2026