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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal.

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MSU Cuts a Year from Teacher Certification Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In response, the College of Education is making admission to the program simpler and easier. The program will cut the seminars that were part of the fifth year, designed to help students reflect on their student teaching experiences. “I This year, the program expects to graduate roughly 200 teachers.

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Three ways colleges can re-engage adult learners

University Business

Institutions can save busy adult learners time by getting rid of requirements to write admissions essays, round up recommendation letters or obtaining high school transcripts. In New Jersey, several institutions have reimagined orientation to address specific concerns and time constraints of adult learners.

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Class Size and Student-to-Faculty Ratios: What the Statistics Don’t Tell You

Great College Advice

The other oft-cited statistic when visiting an admissions office is “average class size.” Believe me, this is not the sort of information you will hear from an admissions counselor. How many seminar rooms are there? What is the ratio of lecture halls to seminar rooms? 50 students? 500 students?

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Expand Your Horizons: Spring Education Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Study and Go Abroad

Fair times: 2 to 6 pm PT Free seminars: 1 to 6 pm PT Seminars and presentations in Vancouver Let’s take a quick look at the presentations you can expect in Vancouver. See the full list of seminars and presentations here ! See the full list of seminars and presentations here ! You can register right now!

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What Looks Good on a College Application?

Great College Advice

After all, in the United States, our admissions process is very subjective. By his own admission, he wasn’t very good at it, nor did he like it much. But admissions officers have clues, most of which have to do with family income, social class, and privilege. This is the key question, isn’t it?

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Senior Experiences

Hope College Network

Professors will even welcome their senior-level seminar and research classes into their homes or coffee shops for class sessions. While upper-level classes can feel demanding and difficult, seniors seek solidarity amidst a comforting community where together, they survived introductory courses. Faculty become lifelong mentors for students.

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