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Study: No Clear Definition On Who is a First-Generation Student
Higher education institutions have made strides in identifying and assisting first-generation students, but the lack of a standardized definition of a first-generation student is negatively impacting how colleges and universities properly aid this group, according to a new study released Wednesday.
October 3, 2018
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Spelman Expands its Admissions Policy to Include Trans Students
All eyes will be on Spelman College as it joins the ranks of all-women’s colleges that officially have an admissions policy for transgender students this 2018-2019 academic year.
August 13, 2018
Students
2 Groups Brace for Anticipated New Challenge of Affirmative Action
Two organizations are interpreting a U.S. Department of Justice letter as “proof” that the department is hellbent on challenging affirmative action.
October 5, 2017
Students
UC Irvine Chancellor Apologizes After School Rescinds Admission Offers
SAN DIEGO — The chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, says the school has readmitted most of the 500 students whose admission offers were rescinded last month. Chancellor Howard Gillman apologized Wednesday for the “unacceptable distress” caused to students after the campus abruptly pulled the offers for the current fall semester. The Los Angeles […]
September 14, 2017
Students
Helping the College Applicants Who Need It the Most
Where does a high school senior whose parents didn’t go to college turn to understand the application process? What resources are available to a student from a remote rural area if she wants to apply to college?
August 31, 2017
Students
Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 2, 2017
Students
Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.
August 1, 2017
Students
Harvard Students’ Ouster Over Offensive Posts Stirs Debate
LAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission offers […]
June 19, 2017
Students
Newspaper: Harvard Pulls Student Offers Over Online Comments
BOSTON — At least 10 students who were accepted to Harvard University had their admission offers revoked because they made offensive comments online, the university’s student newspaper reported. The Harvard Crimson reported that some students in the incoming freshman class created a private Facebook group in December where they traded images and messages that were […]
June 5, 2017
Students
Admissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus Life
Experts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.
April 16, 2017
Students
University of Colorado Weighs Asking Applicants for Sexual Orientation
BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado is considering asking student applicants to disclose their sexual orientation. The Daily Camera reports that many colleges have already added this question to their applications and CU officials believe it will create a more welcoming environment. University officials say they are also considering adding the question to better […]
March 27, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Anti-affirmative Action Foes Continue with Fake Conclusions
Conservatives fighting affirmative action think they’ve learned from the Fisher case and are essentially relitigating it, this time with an emphasis on Asian American “victims.”
December 27, 2016
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