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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. Lee Coffin The announcement was made via campus-wide email from Dartmouth President Dr. Sian Leah Beilock.

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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

University Business

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. “There is socioeconomic diversity, but there isn’t a strong representation of what might be defined as middle-class students,” he says.

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TU Dresden and KCL transCampus aims to widen

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Stefan Bornstein, transCampus dean, concurred that today’s biggest problems “can only be resolved by a global approach” “Now more and more we try to bring this knowledge to society, to our patients, to the market, to be used in the wider space,” he said.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. Among her current commitments is serving as a member of The Nature Conservancy’s global board of directors, a position she will hold until 2029. After her postdoctoral fellowships, she was looking for a position. She called the physicist she met at the summer school.

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Omnibus Bill Offers Financial Boosts, Compromises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. The omnibus bill raised it by $500—far from what Biden had asked for, but still the largest increase in over a decade. There’s also $50 million for infrastructure improvements at MSIs.

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