Testing

From the LA Times: The University of California suspended SAT and ACT testing requirements for admission next fall amid the coronavirus pandemic — but many faculty members want them back for at least the next five years.

In a letter sent Saturday to UC President Janet Napolitano, the Academic Senate chair reported unanimous backing from the faculty assembly to keep the controversial tests as an admission requirement, approving a recommendation by a task force this year. The assembly, made up of faculty leadership and campus representatives, endorsed the report 51-0, with one abstention — an overwhelming show of support that sets up a showdown with testing critics next month, when the UC Board of Regents will take up the issue. The assembly also endorsed the elimination of the SAT essay and ACT writing test as a requirement for UC undergraduate admissions...

Full story at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-19/uc-may-have-dropped-sat-requirements-amid-coronavirus-but-faculty-want-it-back-next-year