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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity. Even with the U.S.

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Produce Chilling Effect on Equity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He added the ruling might narrowly change requirements or expectations for institutions when using race as one part of many holistic admission considerations. We received questions from the justices on the consequences of race conscious admissions, is it creating divisiveness on campus?” While the U.S. said Hinojosa. “We

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NADOHE Presentation Maps Affirmative Action Aftermath

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC The Supreme Court’s June ruling ending race-conscious admissions practices left vast patches of uncertainty in its wake. Coleman took attendees through a typical admissions process under the new regime. Coleman said that continuing to offer scholarships tied to race is risky.

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Panel Explores Potential Impacts Caused By The End of Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The virtual panel, convened by the Center for Policy Analysis and Research, explored the growing concerns surrounding the end of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities and what these policy changes will mean for campuses nationwide. “I The webinar was hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Dr. Ivory A.

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A Discussion on AI in College Admissions

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How should AI fit into the college admissions process? In this episode, we speak with Emily Pacheco, Advisor for AI in College Admissions. We talk about ethical use of AI for college admissions, the opportunities ahead and the need to establish “rules of the road” for AI. for more resources/events.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of North Carolina , the cases that could re-shape the role of race in admissions or even ban it entirely, are not likely to be known until next June. But the overarching message was that the decisions will reverberate far outside admissions offices and that colleges need to get ready now. Harvard and SFFA v.

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Big universities are flooded with applicants, forced to turn more away

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Virginia Tech Undergraduate Admissions Director Juan Espinoza believes the process has created a stronger, more diverse application class. “You’re just not going to find an admissions team that thinks they have the perfect system. . He kicked off THE’s webinar “University admissions: a flawed process?”