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Advocates Celebrate End of Race-Conscious Admissions

Inside Higher Ed

Advocates Celebrate End of Race-Conscious Admissions Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1504460546.jpg jpg Katherine Knott Fri, 06/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions

Higher Ed Dive

At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March.

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PRIDE 2023 at LIAISON

Liaison International

LEARN, SUPPORT, AND ADVOCATE There’s a world of resources out there to help you get started on your LGBTQ+ advocacy journey. Advocate: Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. Browse these links and see where you’d like to start, or listen and learn more about the gay community’s history with a podcast or documentary.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. 1, 2023, to Sept. Approximately 2.9 She holds a B.A. in economics from Stanford and a Ph.D.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2023

Liaison International

Columbus Day had come to symbolize the colonization, oppression, and violence inflicted upon Indigenous communities, and these activists and their allies began advocating for a day that would acknowledge the pre-existing Indigenous cultures and their achievements. The post Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2023 appeared first on Liaison.

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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fall of 2023, 5.3% Scholars have been advocating for institutions to stop withholding transcripts of students with unpaid fines, and Fernandez said he wonders if this change in particular has allowed returning students a chance to complete their education.