Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The California State University system is piloting direct admissions, in which students will not have to go through the traditional admission application process. Taking a hard look yields conversation and research that then become the foundation for the future of public higher education. “To

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2025

Education researchers have long identified transfer pathways as crucial for improving social mobility, especially for first-generation college students. The new partnership builds upon Illinois' existing transfer infrastructure, which includes the Illinois Articulation Initiative and guaranteed transfer admission pathways.

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University Business

JANUARY 21, 2025

The college admissions process is undergoing significant changes, driven by technological advances, evolving policies, and a shift in priorities. Many colleges stopped requiring the SAT or ACT for admission during the pandemic. The post 4 trends shaping the college admissions process for 2025 appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. Two more are considering it.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JANUARY 10, 2025

Fostering Interdepartmental Collaboration to Drive a More Effective and Engaging Student Journey Achieving success in your higher education marketing strategy requires seamless collaboration between your admissions and marketing teams to create a connected, consistent student journey experience.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 1, 2023

What is legacy admissions? Legacy admissions is a policy that grants preferences to the children of alumni. In addition, legacy admissions is a sort of business strategy. apply for admission. The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors? However, you also want to avoid being annoying.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 15, 2024

More and more, college admissions is becoming a game. What is demonstrated interest in college admission? What is demonstrated interest in college admission? ” Yield rate in college admission What is the yield rate and why do colleges find it important? .” They want demonstrated interest from the student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Indicators of high school grades and standardized test scores that account for available school, neighborhood, and family resources are strongly associated with those students’ college success, a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report. CGS researchers focused on examining microcredentials that are credit-bearing, are documented on academic transcripts, and require bachelor’s degrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

That's according to new research distributed by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The researchers looked at 685,709 first-year college applications from 292,795 Asian American and white students to selective U.S. Instead, the researchers created a proxy based partially on enrollment choices. Grossman, a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

A report released by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education (GSE) highlights elements of the college admission culture that could be contributing to the stunting of the ethical growth of students. The report is the first step in a long-term effort by the Harvard GSE to reshape the college admissions process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

The publication offers detailed analysis of law school admissions, enrollment patterns, financial aid distribution, and employment outcomes for recent graduates. The updated data reveals persistent disparities in admissions rates across demographic groups. Gender disparities also remain evident in the admissions process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Colleges and universities rely on admissions positions with high turnover and young employees to do much of the work when it comes to building graduating classes, according to a recent data analysis by College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). bachelor’s degree holders. bachelor’s degree holders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions practices, the world of higher education has scrambled to find ways to maintain racial and ethnic diversity on campuses. Robert Massa, co-founder of the Character Collaborative, a non-profit focused on raising the importance of these traits in admissions processes. After the U.S.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 17, 2023

College admissions interviews are an important element of the application process. However, there are several different types of college admissions interviews. With a bit of solid information, combined with some forethought and research, you’ll be able to nail the college admissions interview.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Colleges around the country rolled out their applications for the new admissions season at the beginning of August. Others made announcements around dropping early decision policies (Virginia Tech) and legacy admissions (Occidental College). Third, elite institutions should stop over-favoring athletics in admissions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Along that same line, experts spent the webinar discussing strategies and recent briefs on equitable admissions in higher ed, specifically on topics such as recruitment, legacy admissions, early action practices, test-optional and test-free policies, and holistic review of student applications. "We

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 8, 2024

How long do college admissions take? It’s no secret that the college admissions process is a long and winding road. But exactly how long do college admissions take? College Research There are a LOT of colleges out there! Junior year is an important time to begin doing this research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. Research has shown that students pursuing degrees in STEM often bottleneck and struggle during their journey at Calculus and Physics, she said.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Make sure you do your research and look at the schools campus tour calendar where you can sign up in advance. Admissions officers like to say yes to students who are genuinely interested in their community. Therefore, you need to ensure that the admissions office knows you will be coming for a visit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But recent research suggests our traditional approach to grading is, well, missing the mark. They should convey a student’s progress to teachers, parents, and guardians. Crucially, grades also offer students a reflection of their readiness for advanced coursework or higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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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University Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A new study from Dartmouth College suggests that test-optional admissions policiesdesigned to level the playing fieldmay be making it harder for high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds to get into top colleges. Key takeaways: Why test-optional admissions policies backfire Test scores matter more than people think.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

according to the Transfer Enrollment and Pathways report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). The college has a transfer student success team established in 2020 to provide tailored support from admission to graduation. below 2020 levels. The fall 2022 transfer cohort had an 83.6%

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 30, 2023

Researching colleges and universities can be very overwhelming. There is one invaluable resource in your college search that should not be overlooked: college admissions counselors. Admissions counselors play dual roles: they are “counseling” you about whether their school is a good fit.

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Great College Advice

DECEMBER 18, 2024

part of the college admissions process. If you venture to a college right before Christmas, a few admission counselors may still be in their offices, but they will more than likely be knee-deep in reading college applications. Make sure you do your research and look at the schools campus tour calendar where you can sign up in advance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By participating in this internship, students will enhance their research skills, gain pre-professional experience and expand their network of CSUSB students, staff and faculty,” says Morales. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB. “By Currently, 60.1% of the Fresno State student population is Latinx.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Recent Supreme Court decisions, such as the one overturning affirmative action in college admissions , have intensified debates online, with many Black students finding themselves caught in dividing conversations that question their place on campus.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” Does volunteer work matter for college admissions? sports, the arts, research, internships, paid work, or volunteer work). College admissions officers like both of these things. Or are colleges looking for something else?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. What happens after affirmative action bans?

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 20, 2024

The junior year of high school is the most important year in preparing for college admissions. It is also when you should carve out time in your already busy schedule to begin exploring college admissions. Sign up in advance through the respective admissions offices for a tour. But admissions reps are not to be feared!

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A prospective client emailed me yesterday with a question that is regularly asked of me when I give presentations on college admission. It’s all about high school The question raised at the beginning of this post is about college: which curriculum would be better for college admission? Which is Better for College Admission?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Race-conscious admissions were now only allowed for the achievement of the educational benefits of diversity. It’s simply not powerful enough.”

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University Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

HBCUs are getting an admissions boost from a top-notch CRM system acquired through a nonprofit initiative to level the playing field in higher ed technology. The overarching goal is to allow these HBCUs to make admissions decisions faster, which should drive enrollment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Supreme Court decision expected to strike down race-conscious admissions policies, a new report from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University is offering more evidence of what a post-affirmative action landscape might look like. As the world of higher education awaits a U.S. Dr. Anthony P.

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