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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Enrollment data for the first law school class since the Supreme Court struck down the affirmative action in college admissions was released last December, and Dr. Sari Kisilevsky there was much concern about sharp declines in admission of Black and Hispanic students to elite law schools. Law schools are highly tuition dependent.

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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. Smalls serves as Vice President of Finance and Administration, Danville Community College (VA). In June 2023, the U. Dr. Carl B. Dr. Terry A.

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Choosing A College: Don’t Ignore The Cost

Great College Advice

Are there other family members who will also need to tap into the family’s finances in the future? Also, you know what your finances look like. The bottom line is that if finances are an issue when you are first considering where to apply consider your budget, school COA, and financial aid in the calculation.

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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

I set ambitious goals, including: Launching a marketing and branding campaign to elevate AAUA’s visibility, Increasing institutional and individual membership, Establishing a high-profile multi-day conference, and Stabilizing the organization’s finances to allow the hiring of a paid executive director.

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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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APEX Summer Legal Program

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Do you need guidance on law school admission, the LSAT, law school classes or legal career paths? Join Washington and Lee’s APEX Program 2025 , a FREE , four-day virtual program that will accelerate your law school admissions journey. Financial Planning : Learn strategies for financing your law school education.

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Howard University Takes Affirmative Step, All HBCUs Need More Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In June, as the nation’s highest court handed down a predictable and yet devastating ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the Center for Journalism & Democracy announced its inaugural Visiting Professorship for Investigative or Data Journalism at Howard University. Here is why this matters.