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Students

U.S. Colleges Recruit Hispanic Families Using Spanish

Some venerable American universities are trying to tap the booming pool of Hispanic students by offering Spanish translations of their admissions and financial aid material.

February 8, 2010

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LAST WORD : RACE-BLIND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS – BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

If higher education is to successfully promote diversity enrollment, it will take a combination of targeted programs. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has called herself “the perfect affirmative action ba

January 6, 2010

Women

Civil Rights Commission Probes Possible Gender Bias at Colleges

A federal civil rights agency investigating possible gender discrimination in college admissions will subpoena data from more than a dozen mid-Atlantic universities, officials said Thursday.

December 17, 2009

Students

THE BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE

PAACH programs connect Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania.

December 9, 2009

African-American

Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School

Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.

November 24, 2009

African-American

Despite Pact, Few Blacks at Coast Guard School

Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to collaborate to boost the number of African-Americans at its service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for Blacks remain in single digits.

November 24, 2009

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Admissions Yield Rate Decline Creating Enrollment Uncertainty for U.S. Colleges and Universities, Report Says

While U.S. schools see growth among applicants and enrollees, they are experiencing increasing uncertainty over enrollment yield.

October 19, 2009

Leadership & Policy

UT-Austin Tightens Admissions to Top 8 Percent of Class

It’s getting a bit harder for students to get into the University of Texas.

September 17, 2009

Students

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Will They Come?

Colleges are anxious to see if new recruiting and retention efforts can stem rising tide of ‘economic dropouts.’

September 16, 2009

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SHIPPING IN

For a second consecutive year, the Naval Academy has admitted its most diverse class, and its work isn’t done.

September 2, 2009

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Naval Academy Continues its Diversity Trend

For a second consecutive year, the Naval Academy has admitted its most diverse class, and its work isn’t done.

September 2, 2009

International

International Graduate Admissions Decline for First Time in Five Years, U.S. Student Applications and Admissions Increase

With colleges and universities across the U.S. welcoming students back to their campuses this month, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has reported that offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students fell 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the first decline since 2004.

August 19, 2009