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Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households

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In recent years, applicants and matriculants to U.S. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Currently, 60.1%

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Museum Studies Program Seeks to Diversify the Field

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One of the core goals of the program – it was launched in 2019 – is to diversify museum staff, which then may affect museum curation, said Dr. Valerie Paley, Senior Vice President and Sue Ann Weinberg Director of the Patricia D. The program also offers non-traditional students an accessible and affordable pathway into the field, Puras said.

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Addressing How Student Parents Are Underserved

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For example, Child Care Access Means Parents in School provides federal funding for campus-based childcare programs. Data in “The Almanac” indicates that just 1% enrolled in 2019-20 lived on campus. It would also expand financial aid access for student parents to account for the true costs of attending college.

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Universities Need to Prioritize Educational Investments to Reverse the Great Resignation Trend Among Professors

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percent dip in overall faculty head counts between fall 2019 and fall 2021. institutions down 70% from 2019 to 2020. For students, variable class offerings in both modality and timing, along with online resources they can access on their own schedule, is vital to helping them succeed in the classroom and earn their degree.

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Panel Explores Potential Impacts Caused By The End of Affirmative Action

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Who are working hard every day to ensure that all students, regardless of their color, have access to public education that's honest, that's inclusive. Morgan State University in Baltimore, for example, reported a 58% increase in undergraduate applications in 2021 compared to 2019.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

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high school graduates in 2019 (40%) had completed precalculus/mathematical analysis. This requirement change-up is a move towards increasing accessibility at Wentworth, Sontgerath said. We're saying: 'Come to us, and we'll get you ready for the calculus and physics sequence here at Wentworth.'"