Spark Admissions

MAY 10, 2023

What we now think of as “affirmative action” for demographic minorities, particularly racial minorities, emerged most clearly through President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs in the 1960s. That lawsuit led to the first major Supreme Court case on affirmative action in higher education admissions.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. This is a time of great change in higher education," Gee said , "and we are leading that change rather than being its victim." West Virginia's situation is hardly unique. ’ "It's a balancing act.

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Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Ivy League Higher Education 105

BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. The plaintiffs argued that legacy preferences, along with early admission programs, "operate to the disadvantage of minority applicants." Mickey Munley, a higher education consultant and former fundraiser, agrees.

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Admissions Ivy League Policies Minor 98

BestColleges

JANUARY 18, 2024

Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. That's 1 percentage point higher than the previous year and marks the third straight year of diversity gains among the nation's law schools. A decade ago, only about 28% of first-year law students were racial or ethnic minorities.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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

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Mentorships Mentorship Bachelor's Degree Scholarships 59

The Thoughtful College Search

MAY 2, 2022

( Originally published in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” on May 2, 2022) Someone once said (okay, it might have been me) that when Harvard itches, everyone else in higher education scratches. Is the same true of MIT? We may soon have an answer to that question. Then there is the impact of test preparation.

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Admissions Madness

JUNE 4, 2022

A winter 2006/2007 article in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education discussed the evolving ED landscape since Fallows’s 2001 article. Harvard discontinued their Early Action deadline for Fall 2008 applicants. Yale announced in late 2001 that if Harvard and Princeton discontinued their early deadlines, they would follow suit.

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