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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education.

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide.

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many Latino students require financial assistance to attend college, the report noted. Most (72%) are getting it in some shape or form, though the population receives less aid than other racial groups. Although male and female Latino students graduate from high school at similar rates, gaps widened when it comes to college enrollment.

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Tuition Discounts Offered as Merit Aid

College Planners of America

But it has also become the primary determinant of what the applicant will pay for an undergraduate education. This phenomenon has given rise to a parallel financial aid system that adds yet more complexity to finding a student’s best-fit colleges. It becomes part of a common database accessed by U.S.

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Choosing a college or a university in the USA

IEFA

Most US universities provide financial aid packages to well-prepared students who do not miss the deadline. Colleges are typically smaller institutions that focus on undergraduate education in various academic fields. Please keep in mind that costs rise every year. Entry Requirement.

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

The University Innovation Alliance

Dr. Larive came to UC Santa Cruz from UC Riverside, where she was most recently Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, previously serving as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Divisional Dean of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Interim Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

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Court Strikes Down Use of Race in Admissions

College Planners of America

For example, five of the six living ex-presidents of the United States earned an undergraduate degree at a college that admits fewer than 15% of applicants. Top-tier colleges are under pressure to eliminate legacy preferences for (mostly White and high income) children of alumni.