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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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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession. or a graduate GPA of 3.0;

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Write a Great “Why This College?” Essay – A Practical Guide

Great College Advice

Follow my advice, and it should lead you to an essay that will stand out to admissions offices. specific research facilities, academic centers, specialized libraries, and/or study abroad). College admissions people are looking for givers. Show the admissions folks that you are excited by the possibilities of your new “home.”

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How to Write a Great ‘Why This College?’ Essay

Great College Advice

Follow my advice, and it should lead you to an essay that will stand out to admissions offices. specific research facilities, academic centers, specialized libraries, and/or study abroad). College admissions people are looking for givers. Show the admissions folks that you are excited by the possibilities of your new “home.”

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Accreditation is misunderstood—and essential (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Their very public action made it hard to convince students to come to our college and alumni and donors to support us. Decades ago, when I first encountered accreditation, we had to report how many library books we had. At the time, it felt like the accreditors were making it that much more challenging for us to succeed.

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Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management

Creatrix Campus

For more than two decades, Crearix Campus has supported educational institutions in their transition from isolated methods to systems that can handle every aspect of the student lifecycle, including registration, academic records, financial aid, alumni engagement, and more. Are you ready to realize the full potential of your student data?

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

EAB

Edify also contains a library of prebuilt Accelerators, which are templatized workspaces containing custom dashboards comprised of flexible multi-source analytics. Accelerators are designed to help leaders answer a common set of institutional questions.