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Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. Dr. Tatiana Velasco Rodriguez, research associate at the CCRC. Making two reports was a deliberate decision by the CCRC.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forty-one years had passed since Howard graduated from the school, but his formative years as a student there radically transformed his life and set him on the path to becoming the world class scholar that he is today. Those shifting demographics are broadly reflected in today’s student population.

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Legacy Admissions

Great College Advice

The logic has been that children of alumni may be among the most eager applicants, as they have learned a lot about a school literally at their parent’s knee. Of course, 13% is still significant: about 216 students out of 1660 in the first year class. In addition, legacy admissions is a sort of business strategy.

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Hold Fast to Dreams: Parting Words from Dr. Charlie Nelms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charlie Nelms Although it has been more than seven decades since I fully embraced the values and beliefs advocated by my parents and other adults who played a prominent role in my life, I am delighted that I did. I must admit that finding words for my final column is daunting. Service is authentic and purposeful leadership in action.

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New Admissions Counselor Resource Center

EAB

EAB partners with more than 1,100 colleges and universities on enrollment strategy and conducts research on best practices and trends in recruitment. Subscribe to stay up-to-date on the latest research and recommendations from EAB. Engage underrepresented students. Researching and Planning School Visits. Customer service.

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Are you prepared to recruit ‘Gen P’?

EAB

3 ways the pandemic changed college search behavior from our new survey of 20K+ high school students When was the last time you saw a teenager willingly answer a phone call? Fortunately, we now have some hard data to turn to, thanks to the latest edition of EAB’s Student Communication Preferences Survey.

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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

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Black students know more than what those damn tests claim to measure.