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Do test-optional policies increase diversity?

Higher Ed Data Stories

However, critics of test optional like to trot out this study from 2014 , suggesting test-optional policies do not increase diversity. Finally, admissions, opportunity, culture, and policy are complex. but somehow test lovers overlook that. There are some problems with leaping to conclusions about the data here, too.

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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.

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Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, having worked at both small liberal arts colleges and large research universities. The college offers tuition waivers to qualified Native American students, a policy that dates back to a 1911 federal land grant agreement.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A.

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Augusta Tech President Named Sole Finalist to Lead Savannah State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The cuts sparked heated debate within the campus community about the university's future direction and commitment to its liberal arts tradition. Savannah State has a rich history of producing world class artists, educators, scientists, military leaders, corporate executives and public policy advocates," said Whirl. "I

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What Americans Really Think of Higher Ed: Insights from New America’s Varying Degrees 2024: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 234 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guests Sophie Nguyen and Kevin Carey

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Kevin Carey, Vice President for Education and Work, and Sophie Nguyen, Senior Policy Manager with the Higher Education team at New America, a nonpartisan think tank focused on social and technological issues, including education.

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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College

Edu Alliance Journal

Background Founded in 1859, Whitman College is a private liberal arts institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. Curricula Whitman College offers over 45 majors and numerous minors spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.