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Dr. Jenny Rickard First-generation and low and middle-income students interesting in attending college will receive proactive admissions offers through the newly launched 2024-25 Common App Direct Admissions Program. “As we continue to work toward our moonshot goal of increasing the number of low- and middle-income students applying to postsecondary opportunities, it’s imperative that we find ways to change the narrative about college from one of scarcity to one of opportunity,” said Common App
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Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other expressive activities.
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Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other expressive activities.
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