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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Dartmouth applicants will be required to take and submit scores from the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. Bruce Sacerdote, Dr. Douglas Staiger and sociology professor Dr. Michele Tine.

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Urgency of climate crisis motivating action across the UW

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That is why environmental resilience is one of the three pillars of the UW’s Population Health Initiative , launched in 2016; why we started the College of the Environment, still the largest in the country; and why UW’s EarthLab was created to spur novel, equitable and scalable climate change solutions.

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Newly named president of College of Saint Mary backs out

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Glynis Fitzgerald was named the College of Saint Mary’s first new president in 26 years last November, the Roman Catholic women’s college seemed to be set to continue the work of the outgoing president, who was widely credited with helping to grow enrollment and pull the Nebraska institution out of deep debt.

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Does That Filipino Harvard joke in the New Yorker Sound the Death Knell for Affirmative Action?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harvard’s class of 2027 will be told if it’s thumbs up or down on March 30. He wrote it in 2012 to jokingly goad his lunch buddy, William Fitzsimmons, the Dean of Admissions at Harvard. And it may have actually fooled Harvard’s Dean of Admissions. The anxiety level is rising. THE DEATH KNELL?

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New Health Care Schools Open with Emphasis on Workforce Development, Addressing Inequities

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George Mason University, College of Public Health. The College of Public Health at George Mason University (Mason) launched in November. It is the first college in Virginia to focus primarily on public health. The college was renamed and reorganized from the former College of Health and Human Services.

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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They examine student persistence trends, have in-depth conversations with students about their college experiences and goals, and manage coordinated care processes. By 2027, institutions will be working to support students who experienced significant learning disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Agnes Scott Receives $1M to Train Physician Assistants, Mental Health Counselors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zak Agnes Scott College has been awarded $1 million in federal funds to train physician assistants and clinical mental health counselors in maternal and pediatric care. “We It is expected to prepare more than 160 master’s students annually to practice as licensed professional counselors and certified physician assistants by 2027.

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