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Do test-optional policies increase diversity?

Higher Ed Data Stories

However, critics of test optional like to trot out this study from 2014 , suggesting test-optional policies do not increase diversity. Finally, admissions, opportunity, culture, and policy are complex. As Mark Twain allegedly said, "I was gratified to be able to give an answer right away. I said I didn't know."

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North Carolina Board Repeals DEI Policy for its Constituent Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That is according to the May 23 vote by the Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System to repeal and replace its existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy , likely effecting diversity programs at the system’s 17 institutions. Two of the 24 board members voted against the repeal. 1, and annually thereafter.

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10% growth sees Wall Street back to 2019 levels

The PIE News

Wall Street English has recovered from the lows of the Covid-19 pandemic and year-on-year growth in excess of 10% has allowed the company to return to pre-2019 levels, according to its CEO. “ In 2019, we were a physical location-based business where everything was done in centre and we had students in 26 territories,” he said.

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Students losing amid “confusing, unfair” visa policy

The PIE News

The petition, which is addressed to Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil and education Minister Jason Clare, argues that new policies impacting international students of late “do not show the faces or families” of those affected. The policy shift is already unpopular, with one PVC-international calling it a “drunken sailor” approach.

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Drastic policy changes ‘could damage’ UK sector

The PIE News

The UK risks a decline in international student numbers if the government drastically changes policy on post-study work and students bringing dependants, stakeholders have warned. Colin Bell, CEO of Council of British International Schools noted the recently revised education export for 2019 was £1.5 Am I worried?

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Addressing the divide: The impact of university-related migration on UK’s subregions and policy roadmap

HEPI

Policy implications The study’s insights prompt crucial questions for policymakers: How can strategies be developed to support subregions experiencing “ brain drain ”? By adopting targeted policy interventions, the UK can address subregional disparities effectively.

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Test-Optional Policies Now Dominate Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Jacquelyn Elias Over 800 colleges shifted to test-optional policies between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2021.

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