Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported. An applicant’s familial ties to alumni will no longer be conveyed to admission officers in a direct “checkbox” way, UVA officials said. Concerns over maintaining racial diversity without race-based admissions rose.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” Does volunteer work matter for college admissions? College admissions officers like both of these things. How many volunteer hours do you need for college admission? Or are colleges looking for something else?

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JULY 26, 2023

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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AUGUST 9, 2023

Colleges around the country rolled out their applications for the new admissions season at the beginning of August. Others made announcements around dropping early decision policies (Virginia Tech) and legacy admissions (Occidental College). Third, elite institutions should stop over-favoring athletics in admissions.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions practices, the world of higher education has scrambled to find ways to maintain racial and ethnic diversity on campuses. Robert Massa, co-founder of the Character Collaborative, a non-profit focused on raising the importance of these traits in admissions processes. After the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Putting Admissions in Context Liam Knox Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM A new study finds that taking high school students’ level of resources into account when assessing applications can lead to diverse admits who are likely to succeed in college. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED) to expand its collection of admissions data and disaggregate that data by race and ethnicity to address racial and ethnic gaps in bachelor’s degree attainment. Supreme Court decision that may prevent schools from considering race in admissions. A group of organizations is calling for the U.S.

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JULY 17, 2023

And – of course – admissions. Which brings me to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision limiting the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Terri Taylor We did not get 237 pages of majority opinion, dissents, and concurrences solely to explain how highly selective universities should do admissions. Affordability.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Josh Grossman The findings were revealed in a working paper titled, " The disparate impacts of college admissions policies on Asian American applicants,” written by researchers from multiple universities including Stanford, Brown, University of Michigan, and Harvard. Grossman, a Ph.D.

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JULY 19, 2023

Wesleyan University will no longer engage in legacy admissions. Our admission decision is based upon diverse facets of the individual’s history, talent, potential to contribute to the university and get the most out of a Wesleyan education. This comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. “An

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

The foreign language requirements for college admission are sometimes very confusing. What Is the Foreign Language Requirement for College Admission? State Foreign Language Requirements For College Admission Every state in the U.S. Are You Still Confused About Foreign Language Requirements for College Admission?

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JULY 18, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions in June has left universities, nonprofit organizations, Richard Kahlenberg and other higher education stakeholders with a single question: What are the best paths forward? Programs like Landscape and the Davis Scale have been developed across the U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Admissions Officers Reflect on a Transformative Year Liam Knox Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM In Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, admissions leaders share their views on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban and other major changes in the sector. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

It’s also luck and that may be the answer as everyone in higher ed awaits the anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the lawsuit challenging Harvard admissions. On Friday, Harvard announced 84 percent of those offered admissions said they would matriculate, or actually enroll this fall, about 1630 students. But it’s not just merit.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Colleges and universities rely on admissions positions with high turnover and young employees to do much of the work when it comes to building graduating classes, according to a recent data analysis by College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). bachelor’s degree holders. bachelor’s degree holders.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A prospective client emailed me yesterday with a question that is regularly asked of me when I give presentations on college admission. It’s all about high school The question raised at the beginning of this post is about college: which curriculum would be better for college admission? Which is Better for College Admission?

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Great College Advice

JUNE 22, 2023

What is Need Blind Admission to College? Clients have asked me repeatedly to explain the relationship between the financial aid and admissions offices, and to help them to understand how financial need is factored into admissions decisions. Does Need Blind Admission Really Exist? Believe me, they are not.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s a piece of writing that you undertake for a very specific purpose: to give college admissions officers the evidence they need in order to admit you to their school. In order to write the most compelling essay that you can, it is crucial to ask: what do college admissions look for in an essay. That is not a good strategy.

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MARCH 15, 2023

14 to allow transgender men and nonbinary people assigned male at birth to be eligible for admission, The Washington Post reported. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission. Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

A Boston-based federal appeals court has overturned all fraud convictions of two parents who paid bribes to get their kids into elite universities as athletic recruits in what was a massive college admissions scandal, NBC News reported. Gamal Abdelaziz On May 10, the 1st U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Purdue University will resume SAT/ACT test score requirements for admissions, beginning with students applying for Fall 2024 admission. The school will begin accepting 2024 applications on Aug. The move was recommended by Purdue administration and endorsed by its Board of Trustees.

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Great College Advice

JULY 21, 2023

And one of the things was a question-and-answer session with an admissions officer. ” And I was really pleased at the candor of the admissions officer to talk about the slipperiness of that statistic. The post The Faculty-to-Student Ratio: Admissions Expert Says Look Deeper first appeared on Great College Advice.

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JULY 11, 2023

When competitive colleges are asked about legacy admissions, they generally say that legacy applicants (those who are the children or relatives of alumni) meet the required academic qualifications for acceptance. Most admissions officers say these students are exceptionally qualified.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MAY 29, 2023

Recruiting Modern Learners for Online Programs: A Guide for Admissions Advisors Choosing to take the leap to pursue higher education is one of the most significant decisions of a prospective student’s life. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background as an admissions advisor. Admissions is the same!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 09/15/2023 - 05:43 PM The University of Tennessee will guarantee admission to all eligible in-state students; the University of Central Arkansas launches a tuition assistance program; Colorado College welcomes transfer students from anti-DEI states. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

William “Rick” Singer, mastermind of college admissions scam Operation Varsity Blues, was sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison. William “Rick” Singer In March 2019, Singer – who cooperated with the investigation – pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the U.S.,

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JULY 28, 2023

Occidental College Ends Legacy Admissions Featured Image at Top of Article 2016-1122_ThorneHallExt-06[18545].jpg jpg Liam Knox Fri, 07/28/2023 - 03:00 AM

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University Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

HBCUs are getting an admissions boost from a top-notch CRM system acquired through a nonprofit initiative to level the playing field in higher ed technology. The overarching goal is to allow these HBCUs to make admissions decisions faster, which should drive enrollment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 15, 2023

Admissions Offices, Cautiously, Start Using AI Featured Image at Top of Article gettyimages-1448152453-170667a.jpg Scott Jaschik Mon, 05/15/2023 - 03:00 AM

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With standardized testing losing steam and affirmative action ending, admission officers have to adapt new critical frameworks to study potential students’ fit at a given institution. Enter “holistic admission” or “holistic review,” higher education’s biggest buzz phrase in this next application cycle.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ten public four-year universities in Michigan announced Wednesday that they will guarantee admission to all in-state students with a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher starting this admissions cycle.

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University Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

Colleges and universities faced a starkly different admissions process this year with the end of affirmative action and the rise of new generative AI tools like ChatGPT. We will follow the law,” wrote University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Provost Ian Baucom in a statement on changing admissions practices. “We

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 19, 2023

The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, The Star Tribune reported. The decision came in “an exceptionally deep review of our context factors,” said Keri Risic, executive director of admissions.

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Higher Education Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

Title: Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in Education Retreats to K-12 Schools Authors: Anthony P. Pursuing Racial and Ethnic Diversity with Race-Neutral Admissions appeared first on Higher Education Today. Read more » The post What Happens Next?

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Great College Advice

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As early admissions decisions have come over the last few weeks, many students are not being admitted or denied admission. Welcome to the purgatory of college admissions. For some colleges, it is helpful for you to call the admissions office and ask to speak with the admissions officer who is in charge of your application.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 3, 2023

The University of Virginia is changing its approach to legacy preferences in admissions, though it is not going so far as to eliminate the practice.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Carleton College ends legacy admissions; the ED criticizes USC's handling of financial aid appeals; a new survey reveals the salaries, budgets and top worries of chief diversity officers. The following news articles ran in the past week:

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