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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Ohio Wesleyan Graduate Makes $12 Million Commitment to Benefit First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thirty-eight percent of the Class of 2028 are first-generation college students. We have teams of faculty, staff, alumni, and donors who are deeply committed to empowering first-gen students and giving them a space where they find belonging. Trine’s gift is transformational.

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Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr. Named President of OSU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It will last through the end of 2028. He said that he was happy that compromises had been written into the Ohio bill, which could resurface this coming year. Carter will begin his term on January 1 st.

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Featured College: Misericordia University

Student Research Foundation

But, campus is growing: This academic year had the second-largest incoming first-year class in our history Classes are small, with a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Misericordia is a test-optional college : Through the 2027-2028 year, all academic programs will continue test-blind admissions. Is Misericordia Test Optional?

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What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today’s competitive labor market

EAB

For starters, there will be a predicted six-million-person deficit between labor supply and demand by 2028. Institutions therefore must begin planning and investing in their talent strategy and infrastructure now if they are going to be able to compete in the future.