Take the Poll! To the best of your knowledge, give us an idea of how many students attending your university are ex-cons. If you have actual data on the number of students who have been formerly incarcerated that are attending your university, we would like for you to share it with us by emailing it to Poll Data for us to review. The list of colleges and universities which use the Common Application for admissions continues to grow which may pose significant barriers for those seeking to gain admission into those schools on the list. Without having the "poll" data to reflect all the "emails" I have received on this "poll" question, my emails as of this writing reflect a consensus that higher education institutions must not exclude applicants for "non-academic" reasons, and must not become a political institution of exclusion. Many who responded in emails stated that they see this as another “political move” toward something greater; a means to an end: eliminate those that are socially marginal and consolidate the political core. The fact that the Common Application for admissions asks for a student’s disciplinary violation at an educational institution from 9th Grade forward, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution; and whether the student has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor, felony, or other crime, has great implications and consequences for those answering the affirmative. Does a past violation trump a current 4.0 GPA? It is a question that should not even have to be asked, let alone answered. Yet, it appears that it is a sign of more to come in weeding out those deemed unworthy to better themselves. While doing some research on the issue, we noticed with interest that there was a legislative “Bill” (SB-8) and (AB-30) introduced in Wisconsin that, if passed, would allow “ex-cons” to be fired from their elementary educational positions. That some want the “Bill” to include university faculty as well. (See also: New Bill Lets Schools Fire Felons) All in all, it is worthy of a research focus on how the Common Application is being applied across the colleges that are buying into expanding the "box" on felony discrimination and its effect on prospective students. With 4,146 colleges and universities in the U.S., 347 hardly support a “trend” in its use; however, the trend to continue placing social barriers and structural impediments for those having an affirmative answer or response to the felony question is clearly supported by the research on felony disenfranchisement. --Bob Grigsby Colleges and Universities which use the Common Application for Admissions: Adelphi University Agnes Scott College Albion College Albright College Alfred University Allegheny College American University Amherst College Arcadia University Assumption College Augsburg College Augustana College (IL) Augustana College (SD) Austin College Babson College Baldwin-Wallace College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Belmont University Beloit College Bennington College Bentley College Berry College Binghamton University (SUNY) * Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Bradley University Brandeis University Brown University Bryant 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(College of Saint Benedict) Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Joseph's University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University Saint Mary's College (IN) Saint Mary's College of California Saint Michael's College Saint Peter's College Saint Vincent College Salem College Salve Regina University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Scripps College Seattle University Seton Hall University Seton Hill University Sewanee (University of the South) Siena College Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University Southwestern University Spelman College Spring Hill College St. John Fisher College St. Lawrence University St. Norbert College St. Olaf College Stanford University Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Stony Brook University * Suffolk University SUNY College at Oneonta * SUNY Cortland * SUNY Fredonia * SUNY New Paltz * SUNY Oswego * Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Sweet 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