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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. For the sake of libraries and library users everywhere, let’s hope they don’t succeed. and Penguin Random House assert that the Internet Archive is not a real library.

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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

This could mean starting your own nonprofit organization or going out and interacting with your community on your own, but it doesn’t have to be independent, either. Get to know an organization you like or one that you’re already a part of. He does this every Saturday for three years.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

DataLabs Tables Library contains more than 8,000 data tables published by the NCES. The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers both, collects and makes public a variety of data on AP exam scores, SAT scores, students who take the AP exam, students who take the SAT and how both programs have grown over time.

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In Memoriam

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. Wilkinson earned several professional civic honors and awards over her career, writing, publishing, and reviewing several professional articles and books. Gavin Newsom.

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Scholars: Racial Backlash Robs White Students of U.S. History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the free speech organization PEN America, since January 2021, 229 bills have been proposed that would affect issues of race in American schools, such as restrictions on teaching critical race theory, the concept that racism is not only based on individual biases but embedded in the country’s legal structures. Fifteen have passed.