article thumbnail

Do test-optional policies increase diversity?

Higher Ed Data Stories

However, critics of test optional like to trot out this study from 2014 , suggesting test-optional policies do not increase diversity. Finally, admissions, opportunity, culture, and policy are complex. The next two shows those same institutions, broken out by college, year, and ethnicity: First, African American and then Hispanic.

Policy 362
article thumbnail

College Athletes Sue NCAA Over Trans Eligibility Policies

Inside Higher Ed

College Athletes Sue NCAA Over Trans Eligibility Policies Sara Weissman Tue, 03/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman

Policy 111
university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3 policy developments college leaders should keep an eye on this year

Higher Ed Dive

Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA.

Policy 291
article thumbnail

TICAS Policy Agenda Tackles the Flaws in the Higher Ed System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It The 2024-25 maximum Pell Grant covers just 26% of the costs of attending college. that are helping students complete.

Policy 130
article thumbnail

2 Catholic Colleges Add Nonbinary Policy

Inside Higher Ed

The College of St. John’s University for men added a new policy explicitly allowing nonbinary students to attend either campus, cementing their support for LGBTQ+ rights. A pair of Catholic institutions in Minnesota—the College of St. Benedict, a women’s college, and St. Benedict for women and St.

Policy 98
article thumbnail

Private Colleges Hope New Speech Policies Will Keep the Peace

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images The policies are intended to keep students safe while still allowing protests, but experts warn they'll have a chilling effect.

Policy 110
article thumbnail

California community college professors sue over classroom DEI policies

Higher Ed Dive

The lawsuit takes aim at documents that advise instructors to avoid inflicting “curricular trauma” on students and define merit as protecting White privilege.