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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In his three years there, he created the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community in Emory’s Graduate School and the Emory Diversifying Graduate Education (EDGE) program. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education.

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Universities of Wisconsin Regents Reject Deal to Cut Diversity Efforts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wisconsin Republicans have demonstrated clear opposition against the Universities of Wisconsin’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The agreement would have also required UW-Madison to accept applicants who were the top 5% of their class at a Wisconsin high school and regional campuses to accept those in the top 10%.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through intentional outreach to applicants, dedicated pathway programs, partnerships, curriculum, and programs specifically built to serve underserved populations, and a focus on regionality and socio-economic histories, UC Davis has become one of the most diverse medical school programs in the nation. Dr. David A.

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Test-Optional Colleges that Don’t Require SAT or ACT Scores

Student Research Foundation

During the 2023 application cycle, over 80% of colleges in the U.S. may be a great solution; these new college application policies are showing students that there is a way to get into college without having to get perfect scores on their standardized tests. What are Test-Optional Colleges? So, what does “test-optional” mean?

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Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers?

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AA: So I think your point of having as much of inclusive and specific unique engagement per student is what is setting you apart in this increasing competitive environment, is a good takeaway. And that definitely is something when you mentioned that, it kinda sparked a thought in my head. That was kind of long-winded, sorry. AA: No, no.