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The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Mental Health of College Students of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Against this backdrop of societal change, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, a policy in place for 40 years promoting diversity in college admissions. This eventuality has been borne out at the University of Michigan following the discontinuation of affirmative action. Dr. Annelle B.

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Pathways from community colleges to Colorado State University ease transfers, reduce cost

University Business

Colorado students hoping to earn bachelor’s degrees in civil or mechanical engineering, fermentation science and technology or hospitality and event management from Colorado State University will spend more than $56,000 apiece in tuition and fees to complete the four-year programs. Read more from the Coloradoan.

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Help Wanted

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In January, nurses from two of New York City’s private hospitals went on strike. Mount Sinai Hospital did not release details, but New York State Nursing Association President Nancy Hagans says the agreement includes “wall-to-wall safe staffing ratios,” according to reporting from news station NY1. “It

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students know that if they successfully complete this program, they are guaranteed admission to an affiliated four-year institution. The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW. Teneo Linguistics Company, the Agape Clinic and Dallas Children’s Hospital. or a graduate GPA of 3.0;

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The College Extracurricular Activity Essay

Great College Advice

For example, perhaps you mention on your activity sheet that you have done volunteer work at a hospital, and that you have several responsibilities. As with your primary college essay and with the supplements, the aim here is to give the admissions officer reading your file a bit more information about yourself.

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3 Things I Wish I’d Known About Living Away from Home

Hope College Network

3) Hospitality I’m from a town about an hour from Holland and I see my family a few times a semester. Our school has a wonderful residential life staff and a hospitable community that provides support and accountability to college students in this new stage of life. Living away from home offers both freedom and responsibility.

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The Ongoing Fight for Diversity in Higher Ed

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

The University of Texas at Austin currently faces the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the University’s admissions policies. The number of Hispanic students has increased dramatically since the passage of the 1997 law, and the current race-conscious admissions program at UT survived a challenge at the Supreme Court in 2016.