BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kathy Hochul announced a series of initiatives designed to increase access to the state's colleges and universities. 9 an ambitious plan offering high school students graduating in the top 10% of their class direct admission to colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 18, 2024

Recent reports from elite institutions like Tufts University , Yale University , and Vanderbilt University paint a stark picture of the financial burden facing students and families seeking to attend college. Amidst the sea of rising tuition costs, universities are prioritizing financial aid and merit-based scholarships.

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BestColleges

MARCH 25, 2024

Universities now offer microcredentials for prospective students, adult learners, and industry workers who want to learn more about the plant. Green Flower is currently partnering with 27 universities on courses covering everything from business and risk management to medical education to agriculture and horticulture.

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BestColleges

JUNE 13, 2023

Maryland is home to a number of great higher education institutions , and that includes historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Learners seeking an HBCU education in the Old Line State will find there are great options. Choosing an HBCU is no small task. It is the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

And with the threat of another recession looming, EAB has received requests for guidance on higher-education philanthropy amidst uncertain times. Several colleges reported higher event attendance through virtual channels than they’d ever witnessed during prior “in-person only” times.

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I was honored to be a Fulbright Award recipient in 2017-18 during my PhD program, which took me to Sweden and facilitated eleven months of meaningful doctoral research while connecting with scholars worldwide (a highlight was attending the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm!). higher education. Students and Scholars.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. We might soon see more universities abandon legacy preferences in the face of growing public pressure. This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the 2017 cohort of incoming first-time college students, 65.6% 30 showing that the overall rate of students completing college within six years has stalled for the incoming 2017 fall cohort at 62.2%, unchanged since the 2015 cohort. in the 2017 cohort year. for the 2017 cohort. for the 2017 cohort.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Butler University is the third school to partner with the Come to Believe (CTB) Network to provide free two-year college for underserved students. Students who complete the associate degree can go on to earn a bachelor's degree from the university for less than $10,000. Thomas in Minnesota created Dougherty Family College in 2017.

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BestColleges

APRIL 27, 2023

"If you're only paying attention to college sports during March Madness or the college football season, you would have a very skewed view of who is the average athlete," Jayson Weingarten, a senior consultant with Ivy Coach and a former admissions officer at the University of Pennsylvania, told BestColleges. Just over 59% of the U.S.

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BestColleges

JUNE 20, 2023

University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Carol Christ will step down and retire at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. Christ has served as chancellor since 2017. Christ has a long history with Berkeley, serving in faculty and administrative positions for 32 years, according to the university.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Amid continued enrollment declines among men and students who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color, ECMC Foundation has announced that, over the next five years, it will commit nearly $20 million in grants and investments to enhancing higher education for Black, Latino, Southeast Asian, and Native American men.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The University of California (UC), Riverside announced it will be offering a bachelor of arts degree program at Norco California Rehabilitation Center starting in fall 2024. Incarcerated students will be able to earn a bachelor's degree in education, society, and human development with a concentration in social justice at little to no cost.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Five strategic priorities for admissions teams in a time of exceptional change The remarkable convergence of crises our nation has faced since the start of the pandemic has amounted to a stress test for higher education, revealing strengths and vulnerabilities that previously went unnoticed, were underestimated or were perhaps misunderstood.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

The summer after my sophomore year, I was surprised to learn that, according to the university's formula, I had worked too much; as a result, they declared me ineligible for work-study entering my junior year. From that moment forward, I wanted to learn everything I could about university advancement. appeared first on EAB.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Lehigh University's data strategy: A roadmap to a university's analytics transformation January 31, 2023 Yenny Anderson Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics, Lehigh University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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BestColleges

APRIL 17, 2023

Other notable higher education data breaches include the 2019 Georgia Tech database hack and 2017 theft of a hard drive backup at Washington State University, both of which affected more than a million records. Education breaches come in a number of forms, from deliberate hacks to accidental leaks.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Not long after enrollment management took hold at private colleges, public universities began adopting these practices, especially as state funding cutbacks forced institutions to recruit more out-of-state students to bolster the bottom line. Universities "provide little evidence to suggest those claims are true," the report says.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How hard is it to get into the University of Pennsylvania? If they also happen to be interested in interdisciplinary thinking and attending college in a historic, thriving city, they should consider applying to the nation’s first university, the University of Pennsylvania. Forbes: 8 Niche: 7 U.S. and New York City.

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Admissions Madness

APRIL 30, 2022

I even served as the first moderator from late 2015 until the middle of 2017. Of the moderators I recruited in 2017, zero remain, and as of March 2021, no current moderator has held the position for over a year. I joined Reddit’s Applying to College when it had less than 3,000 members. Redditors, you’re your own worst enemies.

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BestColleges

MARCH 1, 2024

Yale University announced it is reinstating standardized test requirements. The university believes mandatory test requirements can help level the playing field for disadvantaged students. The university says it does not prefer one test over another and doesn't penalize applicants who lack particular test scores.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. And today I'm joined by the wonderful Dr. Raijanel Crockem and Dr. Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University. Learn more. Transcript 0:00:12.0

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BestColleges

JUNE 6, 2023

The pandemic caused universities to relax standardized test requirements, and most haven't reinstated them. The Educational Testing Service, which administers the GRE, recently announced the test time will be reduced from four hours to two starting in September. Between 2018 and 2021, the number of GRE tests administered in the U.S.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 20, 2024

USC OFFERS TUITION-FREE MASTERS OF FINE ARTS DEGREE The University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts will now be offering tuition-free Masters of Fine Arts programs. This is not the first time the university has faced scrutiny. Last year, the Department of Education fined Grand Canyon University $37.7

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Solomon Admissions

AUGUST 23, 2022

There is no question that the landscape of higher education and specifically, college admissions, has been momentously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. When applying to colleges and universities, it is important to read carefully their respective testing policies. Some may look more favorably on test-optional.

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BestColleges

MAY 26, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way through the worlds of higher education and healthcare, causing stakeholders to rapidly adjust to powerful but potentially disruptive tools like ChatGPT. However, it says, this duty falls upon nursing leadership to equip students in primary nursing education.

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EAB

MARCH 20, 2023

While 2050 remains the most common target for all three scopes of carbon emissions, a growing number of universities have selected dates between 2030 and 2045 for their initial targets, especially for scopes one and two of emissions. These changes have the potential to impact campus footprints and operations significantly.

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BestColleges

JULY 11, 2023

Part of the United States but not a state, Puerto Rico offers many educational opportunities for English- and Spanish-speaking students. Students who attend a university in Puerto Rico can earn a degree from an accredited institution while taking advantage of the island's relatively low cost of living, which falls well below the national U.S.

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The Thoughtful College Search

APRIL 1, 2024

The University of Alabama-Birmingham also made the tournament.) It tried the tuition reset route, cutting its sticker price in half in 2017. The obvious one ( command of the obvious is my specialty) is that colleges and universities are first and foremost businesses. What are the lessons from Birmingham-Southern’s demise?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The number of domestic students taking the GMAT and the GRE has significantly dropped since 2017. Stay abreast of consumer marketing tactics that are proving effective outside of higher education, such as gamification, and consider leveraging them for yourself.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Around the turn of the 19th century, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) began to focus on business education. HBCUs play a critical role in Black business education. These schools not only provide Black students with a high-quality education but also surround them with inspiration, motivation, and support.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The University of California's recent history with an affirmative action ban illustrates the challenges universities nationwide might face. As the higher education community braces itself in anticipation of the U.S. In Regents of the University of California v. California's story remains a cautionary tale.

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 5, 2022

New Legislation Overturns UC Berkeley’s Enrollment Freeze Since 2017, the community-based organization Save Berkeley’s Neighborhood has worked tirelessly on their campaign to improve the quality of life for residents, protect the environment, and push the city and UC Berkeley to have better housing options for Berkeley students.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To get recognized by the United States Department of Education (ED) as an HSI, a college needs a Hispanic undergraduate enrollment of at least 25%. according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Hispanic and Latino/a students can receive increased support at HSIs, which can lead to higher graduation rates.

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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. Approximately 40% of Bachelors degree earners nationwide graduate from a university where they did not start their studies. The university average applicant is a 3.4

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The Thoughtful College Search

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” on September 18, 2023) What obligations do America’s colleges and universities have to society at large? Friedman of Brown University. Are those different for public and private institutions? And do elite colleges have special responsibilities?

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College Essay Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Department of Education released a document titled “Questions and Answers Regarding The Supreme Court’s Decision in Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. Harvard College and University Of North Carolina.” What is a School Profile, and how does it relate to other forms of school support (i.e., recommendation letters)? For many reasons.

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