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Prepping Students for Higher Education

A shortage of high school counselors is an issue that needs to be addressed (see “Education Department Plans to Move on Higher Ed Commission Advice,” Sept. 21.)…

October 18, 2006

Community Colleges

Class, Race Factor into Counselor’s College Recommendations

High-school guidance counselors advise middle-class Black students without a strong academic record…

August 23, 2006

Community Colleges

Class, Race Factor in Counselors’ College Recommendations

High-school guidance counselors advise middle-class Black students without a strong academic record to apply to community colleges more than middle-class White students with the same academic record, concludes a new study.

July 25, 2006

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George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

George Mason University announced this week that it will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply for admission without standardized test scores — a policy that could mean improved access to college for under-represented minorities.

May 25, 2006

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Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want

With college counselors petitioning that students be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

February 8, 2006

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Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want Test Sections on Different Days

With college counselors petitioning for students to be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

January 18, 2006

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College Counselors Adapt to Diverse, Reluctant Students

Janie Cisneros was having a crisis and needed to talk to a counselor…

December 19, 2005

Students

Against All Odds

While a graduate student at Stanford University, Veronica Mendoza conducted research on six Latino students

October 19, 2005

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One in Five Colorado College Students Is a Minority

One in Five Colorado College Students Is a MinorityDENVER The number of minorities enrolled in Colorado’s colleges and universities has not grown much despite efforts to increase diversity on campuses. Last year, about one in five undergraduate students in Colorado’s public higher education system was minority, a 0.5 increase over 2003. Only 16 percent of […]

August 11, 2004

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsValerie Dorsey Allen has been named director of the African American Resource Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Allen brings extensive experience as a career development counselor and student services manager with the Department of Labor Job Corps Program. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Ulysses Brown has […]

December 3, 2003

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Wiredscholar.Com Launches Web Site

RESTON, Va.Wiredscholar.com, Sallie Mae’s award-winning college financial planning Web site, has recently launched a new online resource for high-school guidance professionals. The High School Counselor Resource, available at http://counselor.wiredscholar.com, helps advisers counsel their students on planning and paying for college. It also provides counselors with professional development opportunities, interactive tools and information on higher education […]

December 3, 2003

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Study Offers Students Tips on College Application Process

Study Offers Students Tips on College Application Process ALEXANDRIA, Va.As high-school students nationwide assemble their college admission applications this fall, a new study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) offers some tips to help make the process less stressful. The study, authored by Sarah M. McGinty of the Harvard Graduate School of […]

August 27, 2003