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

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West Virginia University officials proposed cutting 12 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate-level majors as the school faces a $45 million budget shortfall. West Virginia University officials recommended that the school cut 32 majors as it faces a major budget deficit, including dissolving its entire world languages department.

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

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Supreme Court right now dealing with the role of affirmative action in college admissions, brought by the group Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard University and other well-known universities. As of May 2023, there are major legal cases in front of the U.S.

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

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Some colleges and universities are recognizing the disparity in Black student retention rates and are trying to improve them. Fayetteville State University, a historically Black institution, previously held the lowest retention rate in North Carolina. for the 2021 starting cohort. for the 2021 entering cohort to 68.2%

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

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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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This Top International University Is Opening a New Campus in NYC

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Spain's IE University will now have a presence in New York, school officials announced. The school replaced Glasgow Caledonian University as the sole member of Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC). A top international business school will now have a campus in the United States.

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UGA 2025 EA Numbers and Information

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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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March Mammal Madness Offers Scientific Take on Hoops Hysteria

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Housed at Arizona State University, the science-based contest serves as a teaching tool in K-12 and college classrooms. Housed at Arizona State University and celebrating its 10th year , the annual event engages hundreds of thousands of participants and serves as a creative classroom teaching tool around the world.