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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 is a collaborative effort between MSU’s Native American Institute, Office of Admissions, Office of Financial Aid, University Outreach and Engagement and the Office of the Provost.

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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 is a collaborative effort between MSU’s Native American Institute, Office of Admissions, Office of Financial Aid, University Outreach and Engagement and the Office of the Provost.

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AP or IB? Which is Better for College Admission?

Great College Advice

A prospective client emailed me yesterday with a question that is regularly asked of me when I give presentations on college admission. If so, colleges will be heavily recruiting those students, regardless of the AP or IB label. Just as we don’t judge books by their cover, we should not judge a program by its label.

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The Admissions Game

Higher Education Inquirer

History and Structure of Selective Admissions Folks are not privy to the inner workings of admissions, especially at elite and brand name schools. The College Admissions Scandal (aka Varsity Blues) gave us a small window into this structure, but that story will soon be forgotten.

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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

America’s racial tension has been heightened by increasingly conservative Supreme Court rulings, book bans, and an increasing number of bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming in states across the country. As the ruling affects the admissions process and not the recruitment process, Dr. Anthony E.

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4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & Money

Great College Advice

In our conversations, here are some of the things that families tell us that we wish the admissions offices around the country should hear. Every once in a while an admissions officer is able to channel something fresh. And it seems that admissions directors don’t really want to. ” The canned presentations.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She was hired by SIUE in 2020 as part of a cluster hire designed specifically to recruit faculty members of color. Institutions or departments should have book clubs or colloquia about research on underrepresented minorities in the faculty, she says, and talk about what they are doing to bolster representation.

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