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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University is expanding its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program, known as Opportunity Vanderbilt. We want everyone who has what it takes to get into Vanderbilt to be able to enroll, regardless of their financial background.

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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors?

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Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wesleyan University will no longer engage in legacy admissions. Family members of alumni will receive no preference and will be admitted based on their own merits, Roth said. This comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. “An Roth said in a statement.

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US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni

University Business

President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available—including federal money—to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. Read more from AP News.

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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education.

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Navigating the U.S. College Application Process as an International Student in 2024

Great College Advice

You can amp up your research game by using college websites, online forums, and alumni networks. Pro tip: Be a part of webinars and virtual college fests to build some connections with professors and admission officers. These networks provide you with easy access to firsthand admission info.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” says Weatherspoon in an interview with Diverse.