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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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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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TU Dresden and KCL transCampus aims to widen

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Stefan Bornstein, transCampus dean, concurred that today’s biggest problems “can only be resolved by a global approach” “Now more and more we try to bring this knowledge to society, to our patients, to the market, to be used in the wider space,” he said.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. Within a year, the number of students of color increased exponentially.

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Omnibus Bill Offers Financial Boosts, Compromises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. The omnibus offers additional funding for a variety of programs that help students who have the toughest roads to completion.

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