Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, reported The Chronicle , a Duke student-run publication. Dr. Candis Watts Smith The decision comes in the wake of the 2023 U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

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. Nearly one-fourth of all college undergraduates — roughly 3.8

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Great College Advice

JULY 25, 2023

What are the most common alumni interview questions? Because of the increasing number of applicants, more and more colleges are starting to tap their network of alumni to conduct prospective student interviews in place of on-campus interviews. This post gives you a full list of alumni interview questions. Click here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid. Vanderbilt University is expanding its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program, known as Opportunity Vanderbilt. If you’re admitted, you belong here,” said Diermeier. And we want to help make sure you can be here.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Take for example the implementation of a CRM, which can improve personalization and segmentation of communications with student and alumni and can help HBCUs save big money in the long term. In fact, a study on the impact of CRMs, indicates potential cost savings of $2.4 million with a 195% ROI within three years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. Harvey Proactive, targeted zip code-focused recruitment combined with direct admissions. Concerned alumni groups. The shock waves that erupted following the U.S. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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.” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Earlham Summer: A Pre-College Program for High School Students will give up to 120 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to take classes from Earlham faculty, stay overnight on campus, and learn about admissions and scholarship opportunities. The grant – from Lilly Endowment Inc. 18-23 and 25-30.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Several prominent universities banned legacy admissions when affirmative action ended. With students from underserved backgrounds liable to take the biggest step backward, university officials believed the practice of favoring applicants who hail from alumni was difficult to justify. Vincent’s College in Pennsylvania.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, for example, have historically faced lower admission and graduation rates at the university. At the heart of UCLA's AANAPISI effort is building a comprehensive and sustainable ecosystem in support of Asian American and Pacific Islander students, their families and communities,” said Yoo. “As

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 19, 2023

The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, The Star Tribune reported. The decision came in “an exceptionally deep review of our context factors,” said Keri Risic, executive director of admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Admission into an SPS master’s degree program does not automatically mean admission into the fellowship. Zelon Crawford The SPS’s HBCU Fellowship Program continues to progress as it has graduated more than 100 fellows in the span of its existence. Cohorts range from 17 to 20 fellows each and draw graduates from several HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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.” We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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University Business

MAY 5, 2023

During the University of Pennsylvania’s latest admissions cycle, the highly competitive university took a moment to appreciate its tradition of applicants hailing from alumni. Penn has also quit its exclusive admissions information sessions for legacy families. appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

These graduates are most likely to follow careers in service to poor and marginalized communities, as 95 percent of our PRIME-LC alumni do,” Vega said. Dr. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6 Organizers are planning to launch the program Summer 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The alliance has mentored over 6,000 undergraduates, and more than 1,000 Leadership Alliance summer program alumni, known as Doctoral Scholars, have earned a Ph.D. But then the Harvard and University of North Carolina decision last year upended Bakke regarding the weight colleges could place on diversity factors in admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans. Other bills range from those that defund higher education DEI offices and staff, restrict diversity statements and training, and ban identity-based preferences in hiring and admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

Color Us United’s president, Kenny Xu, attributed these decisions to a four-pronged campaign launched in January to put pressure on the university, focusing on alumni, the board of trustees, the state legislature, and the public. However, a closer look reveals a more complicated picture: DEI may be far from dead at UNC.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As the president of an arts and design university, one of the ways we’ve found to close this gap is through an open admissions policy. One of the failures of stringent university admissions requirements is that a student’s future performance is heavily based on their high school performance. Why open admissions works.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices. Enrollment is soaring and funding is increasing. I think it’s comforting for students to know that there is an environment that is tailored to them from its origins.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices. Enrollment is soaring and funding is increasing. I think it’s comforting for students to know that there is an environment that is tailored to them from its origins.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Students know that if they successfully complete this program, they are guaranteed admission to an affiliated four-year institution. The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

We’re very blessed to have a strong, committed, and dedicated alumni board.” Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. How has the college pulled this off?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action, applications for admission to HBCUs are likely to increase at a substantial rate. Because I have also held similar academic positions at highly regarded predominantly white institutions (PWIs), I’m sometimes asked about the differences between the two cohorts.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fall is the time of year where admissions counselors everywhere hit the road. The admissions counselor will give an overview of the basic statistics of the college and the admissions process. Alumni will often speak of life after graduation and the job searching process. So be prepared to ask some!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Upon admission, someone from the office oversees the transition process—orientation, advisement, financial clearance and registration prior to the student’s first term and support through the first year. “To Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. Morgan State President Dr. David K.

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University Business

JUNE 18, 2024

California could become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions preferences at universities under a bill making its way through the State Legislature. The post California may ban legacy admissions at universities appeared first on University Business. Read more from The New York Times.

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College Forward

JUNE 17, 2024

Cheers to New Chapters, College Possible Minnesota’s annual year-end gathering in June, celebrates the successes of the past academic year and features a College Possible student alumni panel. Xai’s story made it possible for others in her community to imagine having similar experiences.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

They’re changing their tune,” said Kristi Wold-McCormick , assistant vice provost and University Registrar at CU Boulder and president-elect of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). However, when the school retroactively changed its framework, it stripped students’ alumni statuses.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. embassy or consulate.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

David Acosta As the head of DEI efforts in two states where affirmative action is already banned , Acosta has vetted experience in maneuvering institutions around restrictions against race-based admissions. “Where enrollment is challenged, it’s going to impact their health and only exacerbate those health inequities.”

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It’s more of the latter emotion for one sector of higher ed—admissions officers, according to a survey by educational services provider Kaplan. That’s a sharp increase from the 56% of admissions officers who said the same in Kaplan’s 2023 survey. On the heels of the release of U.S. I don’t mind them, but U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Carleton College eliminated its legacy admissions policy Thursday. In an email to students, faculty and alumni, college president Alison Byerly cited the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, saying it reinvigorated debate around legacy admissions and prompted reflection among Carleton administrators.

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