Peter Salins's October 15 essay here , "Does the SAT Predict College Success?," attracted attention from many quarters, including the New York Times. Today the Times's op-ed page published a fresh version of the Salins piece, which reported that at the State University of New York (SUNY), the colleges that decided to require higher SAT scores for admission significantly boosted their graduation rates. The Times did not have room for a full identification of Salins, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and former provost of SUNY.