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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. Indeed, in its origins, it was most closely linked to employment, rather than education.

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What You Need to Know About Northwestern University

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These colleges include the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, the Bienen School of Music, and the School of Professional Studies.

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Harvard’s Porcellian Club: All You Need to Know

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Lifetime guest policy. This exclusivity sometimes led to criticism, particularly regarding the club’s lack of diversity and its exclusion of women and minorities. Gender discrimination The Porcellian Clubs all-male membership policy has faced significant criticism, especially as societal views on gender equality have shifted.

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

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I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Train staff to raise cultural competency and improve their understanding of how the marginalization of minority student groups is embedded in higher education.

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Princeton Acceptance Rate: How to Get Into Princeton

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Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. Princeton announced its test-optional policy in the summer of 2020 and has since renewed the policy into the 2022-23 admissions cycle (for admission to the Class of 2027). Essay Guidance. LEARN MORE.

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What are the “Southern Ivies”?

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One particularly popular choice: the interdisciplinary Human and Organizational Development Major , which focuses on group dynamics, economics, public policy, and organizational theory, making it a favorite among students who hope to go into finance or consulting.

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Best Psychology Programs in the World

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The study of Psychology can improvise many other occupations like coaching, journalism, careers in education and research; law; medicine and public health; politics and public policy; and in business fields such as marketing, finance, and management. and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. Cognitive Science (B.S.),

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