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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

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Law schools have resolved this by advertising astronomically high sticker prices for tuition but awarding varying levels of merit scholarships to admitted students helping them build the entering class they aim for. At the same time, national legal organizations have expressed cautious optimism.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

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In 2024, White applicants received offers of admission at nearly twice the rate of their Black counterparts, with 79% of white applicants receiving at least one acceptance compared to just 45% of Black applicants. While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students.

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Federal Funding Cuts Devastate Academic Public Health Programs

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billion in extramural research funding in fiscal year 2024, ground operations to a halt as peer review meetings were canceled and grant cycles delayed or terminated. In fiscal year 2024, NIH grants alone supported over 400,000 jobs nationwide. The National Institutes of Health, which awarded $36.94

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New Partnership Aims to Diversify Medical Device Sales

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Students who become a part of the first cohort, starting May 2024, will undergo training at Mercy’s classrooms and laboratories with MSC instructors leading. Leaders at both Mercy and MSC hope this partnership and credential will move the demographics in the industry to more closely represent the make-up of the country.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

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Its latest insight paper, “2024 Parent Survey: Understanding Top Parent Concerns in College Search, Insights and Recommendations for Enrollment Leaders,” presents data on parental responses as well as recommendations for how institutions can better serve the needs of prospective students and their families. Dr. Davida L.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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2024-forthcoming). These results suggest that teachers’ deficit-based evaluations and early biased assessments, during kindergarten, are determining a de facto segregated placement for Black and Latinx students. 2024-forthcoming). This manuscript will be available online soon. Collier, Z., Vélez, V., & & Ford, D.Y.

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Featured Partner Scholarships: November 2023

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As the holiday season approaches, the scholarship season continues heating up! Don’t miss out on these opportunities—and visit our Browse Scholarships page for even more!