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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Urgency of climate crisis motivating action across the UW

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And climate action and adaptation are central topics for the Board of Deans and Chancellors, highlighting our commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across all colleges and campuses.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

Insight Into Diversity

“As an interdisciplinary hub for the campus community, libraries provide a suite of digital services that have often been treated as discrete offerings but can also be brought together into a comprehensive support network under this storytelling,” writes Shan Sutton, UAL dean and principal investigator of the grant project.

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France set to hike costs for international students

The PIE News

“France is a land of choice for many talents from all over the world,” wrote Vincenzo Vinzi, dean and president of ESSEC Business School in a LinkedIn post. ” The three leaders highlighted the goal of Campus France of reaching 500,000 international students by 2027, an aim that was set out in 2019.

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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.

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

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At the conference, we heard from institutions like Millersville University which have created advising councils with a clear process for liaising with the Dean's Council and Office of the Provost. By 2027, institutions will be working to support students who experienced significant learning disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Insight Into Diversity

The factors that shape the health of individuals and populations are both complex and intersectional,” says Christopher King, PhD, dean of the School of Health. “It The university aims to enroll approximately 1,750 students, or about one-third of its student population, in the health sciences field by 2027.