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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

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Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. The California State University system is piloting direct admissions, in which students will not have to go through the traditional admission application process.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

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These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. academic advisors, residence life staff, admissions coordinators, counselors, and cultural center staff) and their interactions and interventions significantly influence students' experiences and success.

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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

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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.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

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“Despite these declines in freshmen, there have been strong increases in the numbers of continuing and returning students among undergraduates.” It became evident early in the fall admissions cycle that the challenges with the FAFSA rollout represented a barrier to enrollment,” said Hlavenka. “We Dr. Brian R. Dr. Larry Hlavenka Jr.,

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

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They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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. … Our decision making processes are continuously informed by data analysis, enabling us to adapt interventions and improve programming for Latinx students.” Through the Alliance to Accelerate Excellence in Education, CSUSM guarantees admission to eligible high school students in 18 districts, many with majority Latinx populations.

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CRM Platforms Can Improve HBCU Enrollment and Retention

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The more students who get in the better. So, we focused on admission and enrollment.” Using Slate, institutions could track a student’s application and nudge both the student and enrollment manager on its status. James Runcie, CEO and co-founder of the Partnership for Education Advancement.