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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance
MARCH 28, 2025
On March 26, 2025, the Department of Education reopened the online application for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans for federal student loan borrowers. This follows a very stressful period for student loan borrowers. On February 21, the Department pulled down the IDR application.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Dartmouth applicants will be required to take and submit scores from the SAT or ACT college entrance exams.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
However, many still view the decision as the school system selling out its students of color for state money, the Sentinel reported. Dora Drake, 2023 chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus, called the agreement was part of “a systemic, racist deal.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 21, 2024
Johns Hopkins University plans to require undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores for admission in fall 2026. Johns Hopkins University Gilman Clock Tower Johns Hopkins University The university will require ACT or SAT scores for applicants seeking entry for the fall 2026 semester.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
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%. UW Board of Regents Member Angela Adams The regents’ decision – a close 9-8 vote – came during an Dec.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations. He says that the legislative decisions “pushed [schools in those states] to reach out and provide guidance to applicants.” Dr. Jessica Faiz.
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