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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tuition dependence increases as law school selectivity (and resulting salaries and job opportunities) decrease: private schools with the lowest selectivity (those with a median LSAT score of 152 or less) received an average of 95% of their revenue from tuition in 2012-13. This puts law schools in a bind.

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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

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since 2012. Goncalves recently applied to have her scholarship renewed for the next school year. That means 72% of undocumented college students are pursuing their educations without work permits, access to federal financial aid or protection from deportation. “We After a bond hearing on June 18, she was expected to be released.

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Workforce Status Makes the Difference for Undocumented Graduates

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and Golden Door Scholars, two scholarship organizations helping undocumented students access, persist, and succeed in postsecondary education. Since DACA was first enacted in 2012, more than 825,000 recipients experienced a greater life stability thanks to work authorization. billion in federal taxes and $3.3

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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We have excellent outcomes on that; we have great support from our legislature that provides a dual credit scholarship that removes financial barriers,” says Ellis. “We While total enrollment in KCTCS has declined since 2012, URM enrollment has increased. This includes a cultural competence certification program.

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Scholarship America Announces New Chief Growth Officer Abigail Seldin

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MINNEAPOLIS (January 8, 2024) – Scholarship America, the nation’s largest scholarship administrator, has selected Abigail Seldin as its new Chief Growth Officer. Seldin’s track record includes building corporate partnerships, industry coalitions, and philanthropic initiatives to support access to higher education.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). She was integral in launching Macaulay at John Jay in 2012, serving three years as the program director.

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Examples of Excelencia

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Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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