Can you drag and drop folder names into Photos like iPhoto?

I use to be able to drag folder of pictures into the sidebar of iPhoto and it would import the photos and put them in a folder with the exact name as the folder on my desktop. Photos does not seem to have th same feature. Does anyone know if this should be working?

No because there are no Events in Photos. A folder of images can be added to an album already in Photos. But the photos will be located in the Moments that represent the date each photo was taken.
If you import a folder into Photos you can go to the Last Import smart album, select all of the photos there and create a new album with them in it.
Moments in Photos are the new Events, i.e. groupings of photos sorted by date taken.
When the iPhoto Library was first migrated to Photos there was a folder created in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events (which are now Moments) are represented by an album in that folder. To open the sidebar if it's not already open use the Option+Command+S key combination.
There's a way to simulate events in Photos.
When new photos are imported into the Photos library go to the Last Import smart album, select all the photos and use the File ➙ New Album menu option or use the key combination Command+N. Name it as desired. It will appear just above the iPhoto Events folder where you can drag it into the iPhoto Events folder
When you click on the iPhoto Events folder you'll get a simulated iPhoto Events window.
The downside to the simulation is that the Albums/Events can only be sorted automatically by Title. But they can also be sorted manually, either in the sidebar or in the folder's window at the right.
Ask Apple for more sorting options in Photos and any missing features you'd like to see restored via https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html.

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