Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the military draft and the birth of America’s all-volunteer force, and the golden anniversary comes at a time when the future of the volunteer military has never been more uncertain. Meanwhile, Congress has set the annual salary for a new military enlistee at less than $26,000.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In our recent article, Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies , Kimberly Yavorski looks at these changing demographics at a deeper level, also presenting the argument that higher education policies, particularly around admissions , must evolve to meet the needs of today’s student body.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 6, 2025

No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life. The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys its Way into Elite Colleges and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates. Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites. Eisenmann, Linda. Johns Hopkins U. Press, 1995.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court dismantled decades of legal precedent in June, ruling against race-conscious college admissions and bringing an end to affirmative action practices in higher education. Another door the court left open was the legal carve-out for military academies employing similar practices. “No In response to the decision, the U.S.

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