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Tag: Freshmen
African-American
Latinx Students Are Largest Group Admitted to U of California’s Freshman Class
In a first, Latinx students are the largest group admitted to the University of California’s (UC) freshman class for the upcoming academic year, reported CNN. Latinx students comprise 36% of the 79,953 students from California offered admission to at least one of the UC campuses, according to the institution’s preliminary data published on Thursday. They surpassed Asian […]
July 17, 2020
News Roundup
At Bowdoin College, Freshmen Only on Campus in the Fall
Bowdoin College has a new twist on the fall semester. The Maine institution said it will, for the most part, allow only freshman and transfer students on campus in the fall in an effort to reduce the density of people and to keep students, faculty and staff safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Why only freshmen […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Chicago State Offers Free Tuition Plan for Some Incoming Freshmen This Fall
Chicago State University said it is offering a free tuition plan for some incoming freshmen this coming fall. The plan is part of a broader initiative to close Chicago’s Black and Latinx education and wealth gap. Under the free tuition plan, admitted incoming freshmen who successfully complete a five-week summer program at the university’s new […]
June 17, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
NSF Awards Morgan State $1.25M STEM Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded Morgan State University a $1,248,895 grant for its School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS). The funds will go toward the school’s PERSIST Program, or “Pathways to Enhance Retention of Students in Science to Transition.” PERSIST aims to inspire first-year students to pursue STEM majors at Morgan State […]
August 29, 2019
Students
National Study Shows Freshmen Better Off Taking 15 Credits
Students who took 15 credits during their first year of college did better academically and were retained at higher rates than those who took fewer credits, a new EAB analysis has found.
August 21, 2017
Students
UCLA Report: Rising Higher Ed Costs Stifling Freshman Students
The escalating costs of higher education are strongly influencing where first-generation college students attend school and even whether they move out of their parents’ home.
May 1, 2017
Students
Freshman Year Doesn’t Have to be Stressful
I don’t think that I had any bouts with stress while I was in college. Of course, the word “stress” wasn’t hot during the 1960s.
October 18, 2016
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