Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. What happens after affirmative action bans?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

In concert with Rhode College’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as well as affordability, the Office of Admission strives to identify, recruit, and enroll domestic students who are underrepresented in higher education, including first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Her goal is to provide an elite education without elitist practices that exclude communities of color and low-income people. Macaulay] graduation rates are double that of the rest of the system,” Byrne says. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rupal Gadhia Rupal Gadhia has been named managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School. She served as global vice president of brand and digital marketing at Genpact. Gadhia holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Credo Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Delays in the release of the FAFSA and the distribution of information necessary for financial aid awarding are a hot topic across higher education currently.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2023

Supreme Court eliminated race-conscious admissions policies at the end of June, colleges and universities began preparing for the inevitable blow to their on-campus diversity. Had the UC system figured out the secret to maintaining diversity without using racial admissions preferences? After the U.S.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

College Application Process The United States of America’s higher education sector is subject to constant change and surfing these changes requires an optimistic mindset. Pro tip: Be a part of webinars and virtual college fests to build some connections with professors and admission officers. Ready then? Let’s go!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve. No Pell Grants. No student loans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

The number of applications for the Fall 2023 admissions cycle generally declined across the University of California (UC) system, particularly among nonresident applicants, The UC San Diego (UCSD) Guardian reported. decline in total applications from the previous year’s admissions cycle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Come Fall 2023, this partnership will make SAU and TSU the only two HBCUs and first out-of-state transfer options in the community college system's Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program , which gives new, first-time students admission to participating four-year institutions upon associate degree completion.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Release PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Simplify College Admissions and Expand College Access for Millions of Students Users of the Naviance platform will now have easier access to offers of college admission and financial aid via EAB’s Concourse technology September 12, 2023 FOLSOM, CALIF.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

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 is a co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC, which provides strategic guidance to institutions of higher education, who has a focus on access and diversity.

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University Business

AUGUST 15, 2023

Six weeks after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, the Department of Education released a comprehensive directive to help institutions understand exactly which admission practices violate the Fourteenth Amendment and which are perfectly fine to pursue. Lhamon for the Department of Education in an introductory letter.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Last week, the Department of Education announced its latest setback to this year’s mightily turbulent FAFSA season. The Department and the Federal Student Aid office have miscalculated the data of “several hundred thousand financial aid forms,” CNN reports.

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College Forward

JANUARY 17, 2024

Over the past couple of months, we had insightful conversations with AmeriCorps alumni who recently served with College Possible and have since transitioned into roles within higher education. Jerry shares, “College Possible created the pathway of higher education on the side of student success for me.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

In December, the US General Accountability Office (GAO) published a report indicating variation in how colleges show cost and aid information in financial aid offers, which makes it harder for students to compare offers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Graduate business programs have eased requirements for cognitive-based standardized testing for admissions in recent years,” the report noted.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As the college admissions process becomes ever more complicated and stressful–and expensive–more and more families are asking the question, “Do I need a college counselor?” While not every family needs personalized guidance through the college admissions maze, many do. And then they deny admission to apparently strong applicants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization. So I think bringing some transparency back lets [us] reevaluate the real value of higher education.”

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher education leaders unloaded their grievances over the Department of Education’s botched FAFSA rollout in a U.S. The FAFSA fiasco this year has created a blip in the K12-higher education pipeline that prevents students from “getting derailed and losing traction” post-secondary credentials.

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University Business

APRIL 3, 2024

Colleges and universities are trudging through inflationary construction costs to successfully reinvest in their existing facilities as students’ interactions with the campus community change in an ever-digitalized world, suggests data from the 11th edition of the State of Facilities in Higher Education report.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 27, 2024

Strategies for Increasing Student Enrollment The traditional paradigms of higher education enrollment have shifted, driven by technological advancements and changing student demographics. Students look for programs that not only educate them but also help facilitate their success after graduation.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Staff and administrators are navigating frequent updates and shifting processes and timelines; and further uncertainty about aid and finances has added to the worries prospective students already feel about affording a degree. At Campus Sonar, our mission is to restore and grow the public’s trust in higher education.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 8, 2023

Establishing a Strong Higher Ed Admissions Strategy The student journey from application to enrollment and, ultimately, graduation is a long one, with setbacks and turn offs along the way that can threaten student retention. How Does the Admissions Process Work? No school wants to come up short filling its next class.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs Key takeaways from government guidance on SCOTUS’s affirmative action ruling The Department of Education finally issued its eagerly anticipated follow-up guidance on the Supreme Court’s SFFA ruling in September. Did it deliver on enrollment leaders’ hopes and expectations? The answer is complicated. What does this mean, exactly?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Appily represents a major milestone in EAB’s commitment to improving access to higher education by making it simpler for students to find, explore, and engage with the right institutions for them,” said EAB President of Marketing and Enrollment Solutions, Chris Marett.

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College Forward

OCTOBER 17, 2023

College Knowledge Month, celebrated every October by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE), is dedicated to the college exploration and application process. Overgrad also tracks all their college and financial aid-related progress.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 12, 2024

A Blueprint for Enrollment Growth and Sustainability Higher education enrollment has been declining for several years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). But not all colleges and universities are seeing declines.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt editor Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:24 In the dynamic world of higher education, recruiting top-tier talent isn't just a process—it's an art. This blog serves as your guide to 10 essential Higher Education Recruitment strategies.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 11, 2024

Former Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor, Melody Rose, said : “There’s a lot of mystery about our industry. Simplify cost and aid conversations: Cost and financial aid were among the most pressing pain points shared in the data. Need guidance for strategic planning on campus?

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decisions on two cases that would implicate the fate of race-conscious admissions at public and private institutions’ undergraduate levels finally came out last week. Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

There are many, many benefits to taking some time to regroup, refocus, and refresh before launching into your higher education plans. What do college admissions officers think if you take a gap year? At Harvard , between 80 and 130 students defer admission each year to take a gap year (including Malia Obama).

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