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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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

since 2012. Pacheco noted that Goncalves is in an active immigration process — news reports indicate the family has a pending asylum application — and she has work authorization and a valid driver’s license. Goncalves recently applied to have her scholarship renewed for the next school year. as children.

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Workforce Status Makes the Difference for Undocumented Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But with DACA applications closed, more undocumented students are struggling to obtain workforce authorization and careers. and Golden Door Scholars, two scholarship organizations helping undocumented students access, persist, and succeed in postsecondary education. Of those without work authorization, only 69% are working.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. 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. There is also an effort to increase equity.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M. We have also increased the financial support for those students that will help them access emergency funds, paid internships and more scholarships.

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Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College”

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The Study explores college funding sources, including family income and savings, scholarships, grants, and loans. In 2012–13, a family’s out-of-pocket contributions covered the largest share (38%) of college spending compared to scholarships and grants (30%), borrowed funds (27%), and money from relatives and friends (5%).

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