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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. In 24 states, no public colleges provide legacy preferences at all.

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Longtime SACSCOC Leader to Retire

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Wheelan, who was honored by Diverse in 2015 with its Dr. John Hope Franklin award , was the first woman and first African American to lead SACSCOC. “I have spent my entire professional career focused on helping students achieve their educational goals and being president of SACSCOC has been the icing on the cake.”

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Fuchs Returns to Leadership as Florida’s Interim President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I look forward to working this year with the faculty, staff, students, and alumni as we lead the nation in our teaching, research, and land-grant and clinical activities,” said Fuchs, who starts in the role Aug. Fuchs served as the university’s 12th president from January 2015 to February 2023, before taking a yearlong sabbatical.

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Earlham College to Launch Summer Immersion Experience for Indiana High School Students

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In 2015, 65% of state high school graduates were going straight to college, but by 2020, down to 53% were attending college the year after high school. Additionally, a major gift from Earlham alumni Tom ’57 and Nancy Newlin ’56 will expand the program to a national scale by summer 2024.

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Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson to Become President of San José State University

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She has been president at A&M-San Antonio since 2015. “Dr. It is a bittersweet moment as I am extraordinarily proud of all the students, faculty, staff and alumni of A&M-San Antonio,” Teniente-Matson said.

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Sydney James is the 2024 Distinguished Alumni

College for Creative Study

James, College for Creative Studies’ 2024 Distinguished Alumni, has had a big impact on the art world — and not just because of the size of her artwork. “I She was chosen after a selection committee of CCS students, alumni, staff and faculty leadership completed a monthslong process of accepting and renewing nominations. CCS did that.”

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At Princeton, a Contained Debate About a Contested Statue

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But some students and alumni defend Witherspoon and the statue. Ainsley Carry It's a stark contrast to how these kinds of disputes were handled between 2015 and 2020, according to Dr. Ainsley Carry, Vice President of Students, at the University of British Columbia, and the author of Washington Next?,