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Tag: Admission Criteria
Recruitment & Retention
IHEP Releases Study Identifying Standards for Equity in Admissions
Commonly held policies in recruitment, demonstrated interest, early decision, legacy admission, standardized testing, Criminal Justice Information (CJI), transfer pathways, and need-based financial aid practices can either increase or limit access to post-secondary education. That’s the findings from a two-year study of equity in recruitment, admissions and enrollment practices released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).
June 15, 2021
Students
Tennessee State University Raising Admissions Standards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Tennessee State University is planning to raise admissions standards for the next incoming class in an effort to draw higher-performing students who will have a greater likelihood to graduate. WPLN-FM reports the historically Black university in Nashville has the lowest average freshman ACT scores and graduation rates among the state’s public universities. […]
October 18, 2016
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More than 10,700 Apply for Tuition-free Technical College
More than 10,700 adults have applied for a state grant that would send them to technical college for free.
May 18, 2015
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MIT Apologizes for Mistaken Acceptance Emails
Officials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are apologizing after erroneously telling some applicants that they had been accepted.
February 12, 2014
Students
Tribal College ‘Beats the Odds’ to Find Academic Success
In 2011, the college awarded 204 diplomas and certificates, 155 in 2010 and 133 in 2009.
November 29, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Study: Proposed University of Wyoming Admission Standards Tough on Minorities
Minority students would have a tougher time being automatically accepted to the University of Wyoming than White students under proposed admission standards, a university study says.
November 3, 2011
Students
N.Y. Prosecutor: Better SAT Exam Security is Needed
The administrators of college entrance exams should make immediate security changes to stop cheating, said the prosecutor who has accused a college student of using a fake ID to take exams for six of his buddies, one of them a girl.
September 29, 2011
African-American
Leaders Sound Alarm for High School Class of 2012
During a Congressional Black Caucus panel discussion titled “The Class of 2012,” Florida Memorial University chief Henry Lewis said one of the biggest societal needs is for more students to get educated in the STEM fields.
September 25, 2011
Students
Career Compass Shows Way Ahead to College
Louisiana nonprofit helps students find scholarships, apply and persist toward degree.
September 21, 2011
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Along with Increased Test-taking, SAT Sees Drop in Average Scores
The nation’s average SAT scores dropped significantly in 2011 from last year, according to results released Wednesday by the College Board, but experts offered different perspectives on the reasons why.
September 14, 2011
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Conservative Group Says UW-Madison Admissions Favor Minorities
Black and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison even though they had lower average test scores than White and Asian applicants, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity.
September 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education
Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.
August 3, 2011
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