Great College Advice

JANUARY 21, 2024

Most students will save the supplemental essays as the very last thing they do on their application. But those supplemental essays are important. Some would say they are as important as the personal statement. Admission officers definitely raise an eyebrow when they read an excellent personal statement and then a less than mediocre supplemental essay.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

AI-powered technology that projects lifelike avatars trialled at Loughborough University Any university lecturer will tell you that luring students to a morning lecture is an uphill struggle. But even the most hungover fresher would surely be enticed by a physics lesson from Albert Einstein or a design masterclass from Coco Chanel. Continue reading.

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 21, 2024

The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago. The gift announced Thursday will go toward a pooled endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form UNCF’s membership, with the goal of boosting the schools’ long-term financial stability.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Prof Jonathan Michie says lifelong learning is vital for the economy and society – there will be no levelling up without it You are right that Britain needs a universities review ( The Guardian view on universities: Australian lesson might spark much-needed change, 16 January ). The final report from the Australian review is not yet published, but the interim report stressed the importance of lifelong learning, calling for the university system “to be better at providing a more flexible and adap

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 21, 2024

After the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, postsecondary institutions may still pursue institutional objectives such as diversity, equity and inclusion. The U.S. Department of Education published a report describing various permissible ways to pursue such objectives. Targeted recruitment, pathway programs, program affordability and simplified application processes are among the many options that the report encourages institutions to consider adopting.

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Higher Education Whisperer

JANUARY 21, 2024

Linkedin sends me updates about jobs. Normally I ignore these, but one recently sparked my interest. This was providing advice for a multinational tech company selling products to educational institutions. At the very least, I thought it would be helpful to go through the process of applying so I could understand what the students I teach to apply for jobs go through.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Schools as a mirror of society are often hostile to Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M. Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males

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