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Responsibilities and gatekeeping in using language certificates for HE admission

SRHE

However, in admission practice, there might be a tension between professional responsibilities and a lack of trust in the validity of standardised language certificates. Trust in language certificates is critical, both for international student applicants and for university staff as well. And went through with it, mercilessly.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. But he raised some concerns. Staff were everywhere.

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Institutions are blending K12 and higher ed to improve student equity. Here’s how

University Business

” Tacoma shares a guaranteed admissions program with the University of Washington, Tacoma, which partners with its guidance counselors to clarify admissions requirements and provides community resources that students can use to ensure their success. It also intends to raise state funding for education by $3.8

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

Upon graduation, I started immediately after commencement at a small university in Kentucky as an admissions officer and completed my master’s in a relativity short amount of time while working. The most recent study dated 2017 shows the following: 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year of college.