Nicole LaPorte

Los Angeles

Magazine Journalist at Freelance

Articles

How College Admissions Has Changed-and Will Continue to Change-after Affirmative Action

1 month ago | townandcountrymag.com | Nicole LaPorte

Richard Kahlenberg occupies a unique space amongst higher education reformists. A Harvard-educated progressive whose heroes include Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., Kahlenberg—who is director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute—has spent decades advocating for the rights of economically disadvantaged Americans.
How College Admissions Has Changed After the Affirmative Action Ruling

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Nicole LaPorte

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Richard Kahlenberg occupies a unique space amongst higher education reformists. A Harvard-educated progressive whose heroes include Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., Kahlenberg—who is director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute—has spent decades advocating for the rights of economically disadvantaged Americans.
How College Admissions Has Changed-and Will Continue to Change-after Affirmative Action

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Nicole LaPorte

Richard Kahlenberg occupies a unique space amongst higher education reformists. A Harvard-educated progressive whose heroes include Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., Kahlenberg—who is director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute—has spent decades advocating for the rights of economically disadvantaged Americans.
Inside The Rise of the College Admissions Counselor in 2025

1 month ago | townandcountrymag.com | Nicole LaPorte

“The Architect Behind Your Success,” blares the website for a company whose founder wrote a book on how to “crack the code” on elite college admissions.
Gazillion-Dollar Listings: Inside L.A.'s Wild Post-Wildfires Real Estate Market

2 months ago | theankler.com | Nicole LaPorte

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Gazillion-Dollar Listings: Inside L.A.'s Wild Post-Wildfires Real Estate Market

2 months ago | theankler.com | Nicole LaPorte

Nicole LaPorte’s previous features include a look at political documentaries as “kryptonite” under MAGA, the resurgence of the spec script market and how WFH is killing Hollywood. This Ankler Feature is a 17-minute read.
Gazillion-Dollar Listings: Inside L.A.'s Wild Post-Wildfires Real Estate Market

2 months ago | theankler.com | Nicole LaPorte

Nicole LaPorte’s previous features include a look at political documentaries as “kryptonite” under MAGA, the resurgence of the spec script market and how WFH is killing Hollywood. This Ankler Feature is a 17-minute read.
Inside UChicago’s New Early Admission for High School Summer Sessions

2 months ago | townandcountrymag.com | Nicole LaPorte

For high school students with the time and resources, attending a summer session at an elite university has always held a certain attraction, both as a way to get to know a college better and as a way to earn some love from that college come admissions time. Or at least that’s the unspoken theory: that spending three weeks over the summer at, say, Duke, makes a student look more attractive to Duke once they apply.
Docs Under MAGA: Stranded, Abandoned & Hollywood 'Kryptonite'

Jan 22, 2025 | theankler.com | Nicole LaPorte

Nicole LaPorte is an Ankler contributor. Her previous features include a look at the resurgence of the spec script market, how WFH is killing Hollywood and how Hollywood DEI is now D-I-E. This Ankler Feature is a 19-minute read.
J.Crew Group CEO Libby Wadle talks revamping the legacy brand

Dec 18, 2024 | fastcompany.com | Nicole LaPorte

BY Nicole LaPorte6 minute readWhen Libby Wadle became CEO of J.Crew Group in November 2020, conditions were not ideal. It had been six months since the company—which tripled annual revenue to $2.2 billion between 2003 and 2013—had declared bankruptcy after six years of spiraling sales. For longtime J.Crew fans, it was an unthinkable low.