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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees. In June 2023, the U.

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AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment: Which Is Better for College Admission

Great College Advice

Which is better for college admission. ” Most states allow high school students to enroll in community college or university courses. Students enroll twice: they earn both high school AND college credits for the same course. In some cases, community college faculty offer these courses in the high school.

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Postsecondary Outcomes for Dual Enrollment Students

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We are joined by Tatiana Velaso, Senior Research Associate at the Community College Research Center to discuss the latest research into the postsecondary outcomes of dual enrollment students. Transcript Matthew Sterenberg (00:01.337) All right, I’m here with Tatiana from the Community College Research Center.

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NYU pauses admissions in music ed, surprising students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When New York University announced last month that it would suspend admissions to its undergraduate music education program, students were shocked. Besides, the department had changed the curriculum before without stopping admissions. Admissions to that program have been paused since spring 2021.). In the Nov.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

Community colleges and regional public universities often rely on federal data not only for compliance but also for peer benchmarking, state-directed accountability linked directly to their funding, evaluating return on investment, and evidence of graduate outcomes such as gainful employment. The forms are still being submitted.

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Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write.