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NASA Awards $14M to Minority-Serving Community Colleges and Universities

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NASA awarded 14 minority-serving institutions (MSIs) with STEM-related and Artemis-mission-related funding. NASA is making big investments to help science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students at minority-serving two-year and four-year colleges boost their careers in space research.

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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. What Is Affirmative Action?

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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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UNC Greensboro Cuts 17 Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

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The university is cutting five undergraduate majors, 12 graduate programs, and three undergraduate minors, certificates, and course offerings. 1, sharing that the university will no longer accept students in five undergraduate majors, 12 graduate programs, and three undergraduate minors, certificates, and course offerings. "I

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MIT Diversity Plummets Following Affirmative Action Ban

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Schmill also dismissed any notion that the decline in underrepresented minorities results from MIT's reinstatement of standardized testing in 2022. Black and Hispanic representation has declined at MIT, while the number of Asian Americans has increased. Suffice it to say, the data confirms widespread suspicions.

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Sacramento State Recognized as California’s First Black-Serving Institution

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California State University, Sacramento was recognized by the state Assembly as California's first Black-serving institution. But the state Assembly is already proclaiming California State University, Sacramento as the first to receive the designation. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action at U.S. Colleges

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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in twin cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions, ruling that the decades-long policy of race-conscious admissions in American higher education was unconstitutional. What Does the Fair Admissions Decision Say?

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