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Tag: Vassar College
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Dozens of Colleges Have Nixed SAT/ACT for Fall 2021 Admissions Since the Coronavirus Spread
Since the shutdown of educational institutions due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of colleges have announced test-optional policies for fall 2021 admissions, reported The Washington Post. The Post said “a record number of” higher education institutions have nixed the requirement that students take the ACT or the SAT — standardized tests for college admission — […]
April 13, 2020
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Central Park Five Prosecutor Resigns Vassar Trustee Board
Amidst a swarm of controversy over a Netflix series about a wrongful conviction in a high-profile New York City rape case, author and former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has resigned as a trustee of her alma mater, Vassar College. Fairstein, who graduated in 1969, was a prosecutor in the 1989 case commonly known as the “Central […]
June 6, 2019
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Vassar College and DCC Announce Partnership to Benefit Students
Vassar College and Dutchess Community College (DCC) announced it has partnered in an agreement that allows full-time students from one college to enroll in up to two courses a year at the other college, tuition free, effective immediately. The new policy came to be after previous discussions that the two institution presidents, DCC president Dr. […]
October 17, 2018
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New Vassar President Bradley Says Diversity, Inclusion Remain a Priority
Vassar College, a private liberal arts institution known for recruiting one of the most diverse student bodies among elite colleges and universities, announced the selection of Elizabeth Howe Bradley as president.
January 11, 2017
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Posse Foundation Veterans Program Offers Path to Elite Colleges
The Posse Veterans Program is one of a few programs that offer structured pathways to a select group of elite colleges for veterans.
October 25, 2016
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Times Change, But Need to Look Beyond Campus Persists
Campus climate cannot be divorced from national events, whether it be police involved killings of Black people, the murders at an Orlando gay nightclub, international politics such as in the Middle East, or the 2016 Election campaign’s violent and incendiary rhetoric.
September 18, 2016
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Presidents: Outcomes Promising for Underprivileged at Elite Institutions
One part of a panel discussion at The New York Times Schools for Tomorrow conference touched on data that indicates that underprivileged students are more likely to graduate when enrolled at elite institutions as compared to less-selective institutions.
September 17, 2015
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Vassar College Students Protest as National, Campus Issues Mount
On Vassar’s campus, complaints relating to sexual assault, racial profiling and mental health came to a head last week in a confluence of events resulting in protests.
December 11, 2014
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