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College Application Surge: Underrepresented Students Lead Growth in 2024-25 Admissions Cycle

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According to Common App's latest "Deadline Update" report released Thursday, college applications for the 2024-25 admissions cycle continue to show strong growth, particularly among underrepresented and first-generation students. to 14% White applicants' share of the applicant pool continued its long-term decline, dropping from 48.2%

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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. medical school applicants and matriculants between 2014 and 2019. They found that the socioeconomic diversity of medical school applicants and matriculants has decreased over time. “

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Staying Woke for A Cause

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So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board.

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

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increase the previous year, between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, and five years of gradual increases. International student enrollments are rebounding, given the large decrease (-37.4%) during the COVID-19 pandemic between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020,” the report wrote. This comes after a 12.9% in Fall 2016 to 87.4% in Fall 2020.

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As Decision Day Looms, Colleges Try to Boost Minority Enrollment

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million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. Even applications are changing. Queens realized that students who were filling out its application were stopping when recommendations were requested. But institutions are under pressure, too.

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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. Klingenstein Library at New-York Historical. or higher on a 4.0