American Scandal

The parents caught in Varsity Blues went to extraordinary lengths to get their kids into elite colleges. But the system was already tilted in their favor. Journalist Paul Tough explains how decades of rising competition, college rankings and enrollment management transformed higher education into a marketplace where wealth can open doors — and why fixing it may require changi...

Federal investigators uncover Rick Singer’s college admissions scheme, sparking national outrage.

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Lauren Malloy was a baby when her mother, Lori, was murdered in East Providence, Rhode Island. For thirty years, no one told her. Everyone said Lori died of natural causes. Then a stranger sent Lauren a message — and the lie collapsed. Now Lauren is investigating her own mother’s murder. She’s recorded hundreds of hours of interviews with law enforcement, family, childhood fr...

Rick Singer expands his illicit college admissions scheme, using a network of corrupt insiders to manipulate his clients’ standardized test scores.

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Independent college counselor Rick Singer discovers a loophole that almost guarantees his wealthy clients entry into elite universities.

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