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Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court struck down race consciousness in college admissions on Thursday, upending four decades of precedent. Secondly, Roberts wrote, college admissions is a zero-sum game, and the racial admissions systems inevitably use race as a negative characteristic and require racial stereotyping. In a pair of votes, the U.S.

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Enrollment is complicated, redux

Higher Ed Data Stories

Choose the type of enrollment at top right, then filter down to the specific categories you'd like to see. The second view can be a little messy, but is handy for my admissions and enrollment management colleagues. This is just to get topline information about trends in US higher education enrollments over time.

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Direct Admissions Helps Raise Applications, But Not Enrollments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. Two more are considering it.

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PIEoneer b-school winner opens on Gold Coast

The PIE News

In 2023, Kaplan Business School won the inaugural Business School of the Year category at The PIEoneer Awards. Research by the Graduate Management Admission Council compiled last year suggested that business school applications were “leveling off” after a boom during the pandemic. from $12.2m the previous year.

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Was affirmative action overrated? This study implies it is

University Business

College leaders aired their frustration over the fall of affirmative action last summer, and admissions officers everywhere were predominantly against its erasure. Researchers boxed institutions’ changing enrollment rates into two categories: selective and open-access institutions.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. These are students that have great potential and that really want to move into a STEM career,” Donovan said. “So

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. Group Ranking Categories U.S. Critics of the U.S. The problem? Critics of U.S.

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