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Web Site Markets Virginia Colleges

Web Site Markets Virginia CollegesRICHMOND, Va. The Council of Independent Colleges of Virginia (CICV) and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) have teamed up to offer VirginiaMentor, an Internet-based resource that allows a prospective student to compare the 60-plus colleges and universities affiliated with the CICV and SCHEV to determine which best […]

January 28, 2004

Admissions Controversy Embroils Berkeley Again

Admissions Controversy Embroils Berkeley AgainRegents chairman questions low-scoring SAT admits, leaks report to newspaperBy Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Just when it seemed that the University of California was finally moving beyond divisions over race in admissions, a new controversy has erupted at the Berkeley campus, garnering an onslaught of headlines around the state and a rebuke for […]

December 31, 2003

A Year in Review: The Legal Survival of Race in College Admissions

The Legal Survival of Race in College AdmissionsLegal scholars, college admissions professionals and others made predictions about how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule on the University of Michigan’s two affirmative action cases. Though the predicted outcomes varied, all agreed the decisions would be historic. On April 1, the court heard opening arguments in both […]

December 17, 2003

Intellectual Entrepreneurship: Successfully Engaging Hearts, Minds in Graduate Education

Intellectual Entrepreneurship: Successfully Engaging Hearts, Minds in Graduate Education By Dr. Richard A. Cherwitz and Susan Alvarado Boyd Following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action in admissions to graduate and professional programs, many institutions are contemplating how, if at all, to use race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions. The court’s ruling notwithstanding, […]

October 8, 2003

Retiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative Action

Retiring UC President Criticizes Dropping Affirmative Action SAN FRANCISCOUniversity of California President Richard C. Atkinson is leaving his post the same way he came in, firmly opposed to banning race and gender from the admissions process. “I continue to believe those were the wrong decisions,” Atkinson said last month in a written farewell presented to […]

October 8, 2003

Leadership & Policy

Truth and Consequences

Truth and ConsequencesIn the Michigan aftermath, the real fight begins as local institutions work to apply the Supreme Court ruling to meet their campuses’ individual needs and/or restrictionsBy Kendra HamiltonMonths prior to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, anti-affirmative action forces had begun contesting scholarship programs, “transitional” programs, and […]

September 24, 2003

New University of Michigan Undergrad Admissions

New University of Michigan Undergrad Admissions Policy Modeled After Law School’s ANN ARBOR, Mich.Race remains a factor in the University of Michigan’s new admissions policy that asks more detailed questions of applicants but doesn’t use a point system in an effort to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “We continue to believe in gathering […]

September 24, 2003

Spending on Sevis

Spending on Sevis New system to track international student enrollment leaves educators stressed, while the federal government reports its successBy Kendra HamiltonIt’s been a bruising year for everyone involved with international education. And no one in the community of international educators can yet breathe a sigh of relief, because soon colleges and universities, trade schools, […]

September 10, 2003

Poll: 69 Percent Say Need for Affirmative Action In College Admissions Will End

Poll: 69 Percent Say Need for Affirmative Action In College Admissions Will End SAN FRANCISCOMost Americans agree that in 25 years, colleges and universities should no longer need to look at an applicant’s race to make sure there is racial and ethnic diversity on campus, a new poll finds. Seventy percent of respondents said they […]

September 10, 2003

A ‘Passport’ to a Four-Year Degree

A ‘Passport’ to a Four-Year DegreeHBCUs are finding the community college to be a valuable resource when looking to recruit students of colorBy Ronald RoachCheryl Scott, a native of Norfolk, Va., wanted to attend a four-year college. After being a stay-at-home mom for more than a decade, Scott decided to pursue her dream of becoming […]

August 27, 2003

University of Texas Campuses Can Make The Choice on Affirmative Action

University of Texas Campuses Can Make The Choice on Affirmative Action SAN ANTONIOThe University of Texas Board of Regents earlier this month approved a policy that allows individual campuses within the UT System to decide whether to adopt affirmative-action criteria in admissions. Authority may be further decentralized to separate colleges and even academic departments within […]

August 27, 2003

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

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