Tag: Socioeconomic Diversity

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Report Highlights UCI as a Forerunner in Achieving Socioeconomic Diversity

A recent report from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) details the achievement of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) as a forerunner in the program’s dedication to socioeconomic diversity. The 2018 ATI Impact Report evaluates the progress made during its first two years and examines enrollment trends among its members, according to an UCI release. […]

December 18, 2018

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Importance of Counselors Made Clear in College Admission Report

The latest report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) details the various factors considered when colleges and universities build their freshmen classes.

November 11, 2018

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Making Innovation Centers More Inclusive

Over the past 20 years there has been a seismic shift in higher education toward entrepreneurship and innovation fueled by student interest, alumni support and market forces. Through the establishment of incubators and centers for entrepreneurship, colleges have made sizable financial commitments to maximize the research, ideas and talent associated with their institution and community.

November 6, 2018

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Penn State to Offer Course About Shooting in Ferguson Selma Shows Asian Americans Know #blacklivesmatter  Complications of Race and Class Fuel Perceptions of UVA Incident United States, Mexico Sign Intern Agreement

March 19, 2015

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Theory in Practice

Rutgers University-Newark is a testing ground for demonstrating specific educational advantages of diversity.

January 3, 2011

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Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas

As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.

July 6, 2010

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Race, Class, and College Access Explored in ‘Strivers’ Research

Despite gains in college access by minorities, the top tiers of higher education are becoming more affluent and more White as the lower tier and two-year colleges increasingly accommodate more low-income minority students.

June 17, 2010

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Once a Leader in School Diversity, N.C. Retrenches

When North Carolina’s Wake County decided to do away with race-based busing to desegregate schools, local officials came up with a novel solution to maintain balance.

March 3, 2010

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Faculty, Students Challenge University of Maryland’s Diversity Plan

A town hall meeting at the University of Maryland on the school’s proposed diversity plan revealed divisions among the invested students, faculty and staff members who critiqued everything in the document from word choice to the exclusion of some groups to the definition of diversity.

October 28, 2009

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New Web Site Evaluates Colleges and Universities on Core Requirements

When it comes to college, paying a lot doesn’t necessarily mean getting a lot, a new Web site reports. WhatWillTheyLearn.com, launched by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), evaluates colleges and universities on their general education curricula and many of the most expensive schools received poor marks for requiring little study in core subjects.

August 19, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Setting a New Standard

Despite the gains minorities have made in student enrollment and higher education leadership, the needle needs to move further and faster in the next 25 years to narrow the widening educational achievement equity gap.

June 10, 2009

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Access to College Means Access To Economic Mobility for America’s Underserved

At Baruch College, we use the phrase “the American Dream” a great deal. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country…

March 7, 2007