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Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers. medical school applicants and matriculants between 2014 and 2019.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Specifically, in comparison to 2019, the previous assessment year, average mathematics scores for grade 4 students were lower in 2022 for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, students of Two or More Races, and white students (see [link] ). My personal experiences continue to inform me professionally.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

All participants were in the final year of their level 3 programmes and on courses that would qualify them for university entry, if they chose this option. Available at: [link] (accessed: 11 January 2022). Focus groups were used to capture the student voice. in Natzler, M (ed) (2021) What is the student voice?

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How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt-out”

EAB

of students saying they relied heavily on a resource, 2019-2022. Identify prospect entry points. For example, every prospective student who inquires at HACC receives 11 automated messages through email and direct mail. Trends in from-home sources. % So, what can you do to manage your follow-up with prospects more effectively?

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SRHE News at 50: Looking back…

SRHE

As the year progressed we were thinking about the future (No 10 Strengths, weaknesses and the future of research into higher education ) and asking ourselves at the 2012 Conference What is higher education for? ’ (No 11). The price of academic freedom is eternal academic vigilance. (No No 34 Fake research and trust in the social sciences ).