Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 12, 2024
Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices.
Great College Advice
AUGUST 17, 2023
While choosing the right topic is an important first step in writing the “perfect” essay, it is always the first line of the essay that will draw the admissions officer in. College Essay Introduction Examples I almost didn’t live through September 11th, 2001. When I was in eighth grade I couldn’t read.
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University Business
MARCH 4, 2024
Nine schools have guaranteed admissions for NDC’s remaining students with more than 60 credits completed. Founded in 1922 as a women’s college, NDC became coeducational in 2001. Such students can expect all their credits to transfer, and some will match their financial aid packages.
Higher Ed Connects: Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2019
One of my favorite movies of all times is 2001: A Space Odyssey , in which an artificial intelligence, HAL, is the star. Although answers that chatbots may give might not have much of an impact on a student, if AI is used in admissions or enrollment processes, it is important to ensure that there is no risk of built-in discrimination.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Gay will be the second Black woman to lead an Ivy League university, following Dr. Ruth Simmons, who served as president of Brown University from 2001 to 2012. Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard College , which could end affirmative action, the consideration of race in admissions.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
“There was definitely a thumb on the scale to get boys,” said Sourav Guha, assistant dean of admissions at Wesleyan University from 2001 to 2004, according to The New York Times. “We Admissions offices do have a strong incentive to take that tack. You’d be like, ‘I’m kind of on the fence about this one, but—we need boys.’”
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 6, 2023
Dobos was elected to the Ohio House last year and had previously served on the Columbus City School Board from 1993 to 2001, including a stint as board president.
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