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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Along that same line, experts spent the webinar discussing strategies and recent briefs on equitable admissions in higher ed, specifically on topics such as recruitment, legacy admissions, early action practices, test-optional and test-free policies, and holistic review of student applications.

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Australian sector braces as new visa requirements come in

The PIE News

New powers under Section 97 of the ESOS Act also come into force on March 23, which will allow authorities to suspend high risk education providers from recruiting international students. English language requirements for student visas will rise from IELTS 5.5 and graduate visas from IELTS 6.0

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U.S. issues final regs for 90-10 rule, Pell Grant for prisoners

Inside Higher Ed

Image: After years of lobbying, the so-called 90-10 loophole that advocates argued encouraged some for-profit institutions to aggressively recruit military service members and veterans is closing under final regulations effective July 1 that were announced Thursday.

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Report Suggests Reforms if Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react. In as little as two days, the U.S.

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70 Years Later: Black Students with Disabilities Post-Brown v. Board of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black teachers, who had been critical advocates for Black students with disabilities, were often replaced or marginalized in integrated schools. This loss of culturally responsive educators left Black students with disabilities without essential support and advocacy, resulting in inadequate services and accommodations.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. CSUN has put an infrastructure in place for faculty and staff recruitment, including equity review officers.

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Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Inside Higher Ed

The department’s secret shoppers will be looking for “potentially deceptive or predatory practices used to recruit and enroll students,” according to a news release. That includes misrepresentations regarding the cost of attendance, transferability of credits and job-placement rates, among others.