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JANUARY 5, 2024

percent acceptance rate is the lowest since Yale adopted its current non-binding early admissions model, which first went into effect for the class of 2008. The 70 percent of denied applicants is the largest share of early action rejections since at least six years ago, when the class of 2022 received its early action decisions.

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APRIL 15, 2024

He joined the Berkeley faculty in 1993 as a professor of economics and finance and became the dean of the Haas School of Business in 2008. Lyons graduated from Berkeley in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business and finance before pursuing his Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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JUNE 13, 2024

In 2008, Frenk began his tenure as the dean of the Harvard T.H. Frenk was the founding director of Mexico's National Institute of Public Health and served as Mexico's health secretary from 2000-2006. Chan School of Public Health, serving for seven years before being appointed president of the University of Miami in 2015.

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MAY 3, 2023

3] Check Roughly 93% of Asian college students were first- or second-generation immigrants as of 2007-2008. [4] Note Reference [4] Out of Asian undergraduates from 2007-2008, 55% were immigrants themselves, 38% were second-generation Americans, and 7% were third-or-higher-generation Americans.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Due to major state funding cuts, a number of UC campuses began enrolling more nonresident students after the 2008 recession, but a public backlash from tax-paying Californians who support the system has led to a course correction and rededication to providing greater access to California students.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Kaplan has been tracking the role of social media in the college admissions process since 2008, and it's long struck us that there's a wide disconnect between the percentage of admissions officers who say they've visited applicants' profiles and, separately, those who say it's within their rights to do so," Lilley said.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Now consider birthrates during the Great Recession, which began in 2008. The number of kids born between 2008 and 2011 plummeted dramatically. Take the birthrate of a given year and fast forward 17 and 18 years — when most kids start college.

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JULY 22, 2024

The demographic cliff refers to how the number of traditional college-aged students will peak in 2025 and then decline dramatically for several years, the result primarily of declining birth rates following the 2008 recession.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The program — dormant since its creation in 2008 — supports teacher preparation programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and other MSIs. The Department of Education (ED) announced Wednesday that colleges and universities across the U.S.

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Test Scores Aren’t Necessarily Predictive of Success in College The 2008 commission also made two important observations about standardized admission tests. As a result, the commission encouraged colleges to carefully examine the potential distorting effects of admission tests.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

From 1997 through 2008, the ,, Rice Owls won 12 consecutive championship titles in their division. Additionally, Rice’s athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I sports. The school has 14 different varsity athletic teams, but they are perhaps most well-known for their fiercely competitive ,, baseball team.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

for the 2017 cohort, the highest since the research series began in 2008 (6.9%). College Completion Gap Between Men and Women Is Rising Women are completing college at higher rates than men. The gender gap steadily increased from 6.5% for the 2014 cohort to 7.2% In the 2017 cohort, 65.6% of women have completed college, compared to 58.4%

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Since 2008, newsroom journalism employment in the U.S. The rise of the internet has caused the journalism industry to transform significantly over the last two decades. But with this transformation has been the loss of traditional newsroom work. has fallen by 26% — primarily due to the shuttering of newspapers.

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JULY 19, 2023

Princeton, according to a 2008 ABC News report, had a legacy acceptance rate of 40 percent, more than four times higher than the overall rate of admission. In the early 2000s, Harvard accepted a mere 11 percent of its total applicants, but admitted 40 percent of its legacy applicants.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Dustdevil — Texas A&M International University Since 2008, Dusty the Dustdevil has been whirling behind fans at TAMIU. The javelina mascot was chosen in 1926 when an agriculture professor trained three actual javelinas to represent the school at football games.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Indeed, during the 2008-2009 recession, giving fell along with the economy, and it took three years for philanthropy to start growing again. Understandably, fundraisers don’t want to seem tone-deaf to the possible financial hardships or fears of their constituents. But there are also significant risks to halting solicitations altogether.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

percent early acceptance rate, the lowest in history since adopting its current non-binding early admissions model for the Class of 2008. Record-Low Acceptance Rates: Many universities experienced record-low acceptance rates in their early decision rounds, reflecting an increasingly competitive admissions landscape.

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JULY 31, 2023

Taylor Swift, Change, Released 2008, 2022 NYU Commencement Speaker Share a short quote and person not on this list, and why the quote inspires you. .” Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 NYU Commencement Address “It’s hard to fight when the fight ain’t fair.” Not answering this optional question.

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MAY 10, 2023

University of Texas (2016) In 2008, Texas high school student Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas at Austin, the flagship campus of the public university system, and was denied admission.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

2008: Northern Illinois University. February 2008. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence has pointed out that despite being federally prohibited from purchasing firearms, the shooter obtained guns from two licensed dealers after background checks. [9]. Note Reference [1], [10]. 2012: Oikos University. Accessed December 2022.

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Bill Moyers , Journalist, 1956 Farrah Fawcett , Actress, 1965 Laura Bush , Former First Lady, 1973 Marcia Gay Harden , Actress, 1980 Neil deGrasse Tyson , Astrophysicist, 1983 Wes Anderson , Film Director, 1991 Renée Zellweger , Actress, 1992 Matthew McConaughey , Actor, 1993 Stacey Abrams , Activist and Politician, 1998 Robert Rodriguez , Film Director, (..)

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MARCH 22, 2023

The contest was founded in 2008 by Ho Son, a mathematician, and educator who wanted to create a math competition that would inspire and motivate students to excel in math and develop problem-solving skills that would benefit them in all areas of life. To address this need, Ho Son founded the Noetic Learning Math Contest in 2008.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I made the dean's list for the first time and remained on the dean's list until I graduated in 2008. Not only did I find myself personally thriving by exploring things that mattered to me, I also saw my grades improve significantly.

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JUNE 5, 2024

And it examined earnings 10 years out for cohorts entering in 2008 and 2009. These two outcomes are also closely correlated, the study argues. For graduation rates, Bain looked at six-year completion rates for the cohort entering in 2015.

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Some students now expect more leniency, and instructors are faced with communicating boundaries more explicitly and consistently. Average College GPA Over Time, 1987-2020 Year Average GPA Median GPA 1987 2.8 Source: NCES Note Reference [4] Average College GPA by School Type, 1990-2020 From 1990-2020, GPAs at all institution types went up.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Much of that decline can be attributed to the Great Recession that began in 2008, during and after which students sought more career-oriented degrees to improve their employment prospects. Since the 1970s, the number of degrees conferred in the humanities has dropped fairly steadily , and that decline has picked up steam in recent years.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Similarly, in Michigan, after the adoption of Proposition 2 in 2005, Michigan Law School saw its enrollment of those minority student populations decline from 17% to 9% by 2008. "It It really dealt us a powerful blow," Sarah Zearfoss, Michigan Law School's senior assistant dean, told Reuters.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Predominantly Black Institutions in New York PBIs were incorporated into the Higher Education Act in 2008. While not HBCUs, PBIs offer an experience similar to HBCUs in terms of a school's student population, educational opportunities, and cultural environment. Explore more about HBCUs and PBIs in this resource.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Percentage of Law Students Who Borrowed and Average Loan Amounts, in 2020 Dollars Year Percentage of Law Students Who Borrowed Average Total Amount Borrowed 2004 87% $96,500 2008 92% $94,700 2012 88% $137,700 2016 71% $126,200 Note: The figures for 2016 only represent U.S. citizens and permanent residents and exclude international students.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Even more impressively, going back to the fall 2008 cohort there has been a 4% improvement in completion rates. The critical need for first-year momentum There is encouraging data showing community college six-year completion rates have steadily risen, even as the four-year college sector has seen flattening completion rates.

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JUNE 9, 2023

By 2008, organizations across the country joined in the commemoration, growing in size yearly. While Haitians have celebrated their Flag Day since 1933, the first month-long celebration in the U.S. occurred in Boston in May 1998, when a TV program called “Tele Kreyol” featured a series on Haitian history, culture, and traditions.

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JULY 25, 2024

Wake Forest has been test optional since May of 2008, meaning that they don’t require the SAT or ACT as part of your application. The university is also known for jumping on the test-optional bandwagon more than a decade ago — long before Covid pushed many other colleges and universities to follow suit.

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JUNE 4, 2023

They are also a school that has been test-optional since 2008. We should also note that Wake Forest tracks demonstrated interest, meaning following them on social media or going on a tour might give your student a tiny bump. We love Wake Forest. We find that we send some of our kindest kids there.

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Initially the Higher Education Act of 1965 did so, but the current designation was amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. Who/what decided the eligibility terms for HSIs and who becomes a HSI? How many HSIs are there? In the 2019-20 academic year, 569 institutions met the federal enrollment criterion.

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APRIL 19, 2023

It’s also an incredibly academic school–several studies from 2008 found that undergraduates from Wesleyan were 2nd in the country for pursuing PhDs among all liberal arts schools. Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, is a private liberal arts university with a little bit of a STEM bent.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Since 2008, the Qatar campus has represented another side to the Northwestern experience, with undergraduate majors in communication and journalism in global setting. With campuses in Evanston, Chicago, and Qatar, there is a global bend to the educational environment that is undeniable by design. All of the campus’ are quirky.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

The average 529 balance has only decreased during the economic downturns of 2008 and 2022. Note Reference [7] It's possible that more people were drawing money out of their 529 plans to return to school during the 2008 recession. The average 529 balance has generally increased over the years. [7].

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