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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%.

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CUNY Phases Out Traditional Math, English Remedial Courses

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Rather than being sent to a remedial course that doesn't count toward their degree, students will now be sent to "corequisite" courses that offer additional academic support while still counting toward their degree requirements. That practice disproportionately affected low-income students of color.

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California’s Revised Budget Plan Slashes Financial Aid Funding

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Established in 2013, the Middle Class Scholarship program was designed to help decrease the cost of attendance at the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) for students with a household income of $217,000 or less. In 2022, UC and the CSU agreed to a multiyear compact with Newsom.

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Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars

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When he persisted, Fordham said, the administrator told him that he could enroll in a 150-hour literacy program with the caveat that if I so much as missed one class, fell asleep for one second, I'd be thrown into [solitary] confinement. It will award its first bachelor's degrees in April 2024, Carlo said.

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Average College GPA: Full Statistics

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points per decade from the late 1980s-2013. [3] Average First-Year College GPA Broken Down by Race, Fall 2013 Race First-Year GPA Percent Who Earned a GPA of 3.0 Students with parents who had a bachelor's degree or higher had the highest GPAs in both 1992 and 2000. points per decade from the late 1980s-2013.

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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

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Public Service Announcement: Enrolling at Austin Community College (ACC) does not improve your UT transfer chances. Others enroll at a great university, but the major they come to love isn’t offered there, so they must switch campuses to pursue their new interest. Note: this post is for External Transfers who are not UT students.

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Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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For example, a 2013 GLSEN study of over 8,000 students ages 13-21 found that LGBTQ+ students with disabilities were more likely than those without disabilities to be disciplined at school, involved with the justice system, or drop out. [8] census data: [11] Nearly 20% of 25-34-year-olds with a disability had a bachelor's degree or higher.