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Students Are Returning to College at the Highest Rate in a Decade: Report

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Fayetteville State University, a historically Black institution, previously held the lowest retention rate in North Carolina. Over 76% of students who started college in fall 2022 returned to college the next year, and over 68% returned to the same college. Community colleges have seen the biggest retention rate gains over the last decade.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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The West Virginia University Board of Governors extended Gee's contract to 2025 at a late July meeting, with chair Taunja Willis-Miller noting that the school is in a "state of transformation." That would mean a 7% reduction in faculty at the school's Morgantown campus. We do not take that lightly. These decisions are difficult to make."

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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

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Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. As of May 2023, there are major legal cases in front of the U.S.

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 42% In-State applicants this year. This year, our growth in EA was more In-State than Out-of-State, with roughly a 3% total increase in EA apps and most of this being from Georgians.

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UGA 2025 EA Numbers and Information

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

In addition, the applicant pool has flipped from roughly 65% In-State applicants in 2013 to 40% In-State applicants this year. This year, our growth in EA was roughly 13%, with both In and Out of State numbers growing at about the same rate. As such, our admissions process has had to adapt as well.

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

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He went so far as to blame it on the state statute, and even pulled the law book out and gave it to me to read for myself. Larry “Eddie” Fordham got a life sentence at 18 and didn't even have a high school diploma. The college program offers incarcerated men in South Florida the opportunity to earn college educations behind bars.

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Cal Berkeley

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Endowment (2013) $3.3 Endowment (2013) $3.3 One of the preeminent research universities in the world With only 10% of students coming from out of state and another 10% international, Cal remains one of the most competitive universities in the US and perhaps the most competitive of all the UC’s 2013 Admitted Student Profile 20.9%

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