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Faculty & Staff

Indiana University Admissions Plan

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 22, 2006

Home

College Board Finds 1,600 More SAT Scores Not Yet Rechecked

The College Board disclosed Tuesday that an additional 1,600 SAT scores have not been rechecked from an exam in October that had scoring problems…

March 15, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Indiana University Admissions Plan Will Hurt Minorities, Says Professor

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 6, 2006

Leadership & Policy

College Graduation Rates Moving to Top

For decades, getting more students into college has been the top priority of America’s higher education leaders…

December 14, 2005

Students

NAACP Says Right Tools Can Help More Minorities Get into College

Better education about financial aid and scholarships and improved SAT preparation will help more minority and low-income students in South Carolina attend college, officials with the state NAACP said…

October 31, 2005

STEM

State Court Sides With California

A state appeals court dismissed a student’s lawsuit against the California State University system

September 21, 2005

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Virginia SAT Scores Rise, But Racial Gap Remains

Virginia’s high school students improved their performance on the verbal and math SAT in 2005, the College Board said this week Story:

August 31, 2005

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Simmons College: A Case Study

Amid insufficient resources and a very small staff, Simmons College, a small, private women’s college in Boston… Story:

August 24, 2005

STEM

Court Sides with California State University Admissions Policy

A state appeals court dismissed a student’s lawsuit against the California State University system that alleged the university discriminated against Hispanics by considering SAT scores as a factor in admissions. Story:

August 18, 2005

Students

New SAT or No SAT?

New SAT or No SAT?”The SAT is changing in March 2005,” screams College Board’s Web site, complete with a photo of diverse students in what, presumably, is a preparatory context. “Students shouldn’t worry,” the site goes on to say. “The College Board will help them prepare with information, sample tests, and free and low-cost preparation […]

December 15, 2004

Students

Keeping Students Afloat

Keeping Students AfloatNoel-Levitz awards recognize retention programs that generate resultsBy Crystal L. KeelsSink or swim. That has been the prevailing climate of higher education in the past — students will either find their way through, or find their way out of institutions of higher learning. But since roughly the late 1980s and through the 1990s, […]

October 20, 2004

Leadership & Policy

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SAT

Minority Test Takers Make Significant Gains on SATBut achievement gap between White, minority students persists By Cassie ChewWASHINGTONAmong the record 1.4 million college-bound students in the class of 2004 who took the SAT, another record number of these SAT takers, 37 percent, were minority students, the College Board said in its annual report of SAT […]

September 22, 2004