The College Admissions Scandal: Why Every Elite University Should Apply Root Cause Analysis

The arrest of celebrities, high profile executives and prominent attorneys along with corrupt SAT and ACT exam proctors, coaches, athletic directors and, of course, an admissions consultant, has sent shock waves through the hallways of the nation’s most prestigious universities and brought the relationship between wealthy donors and their college-age children into focus as never before. America’s elite universities are at an inflection point, and what they do in response to the admissions scandal will likely affect these institutions for a generation.

In this article, Protiviti Managing Director Scott Moritz explains what the recent college admissions scandal means for higher education organizations, whether they were implicated or not.