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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Lee Coffin The announcement was made via campus-wide email from Dartmouth President Dr. Sian Leah Beilock.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Although not a high school graduate, he was mechanically inclined and ultimately achieved a position in charge of the vehicle operations for the U.S. In high school, she was placed in an accelerated academic program. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. where they lived.

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What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze?

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Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. Pomona is a need-blind school, meaning that it does not consider students’ financial contributions when evaluating their applications.

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Omnibus Bill Offers Financial Boosts, Compromises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University, “and there are compromises.” The omnibus bill raised it by $500—far from what Biden had asked for, but still the largest increase in over a decade.

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