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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university currently serves over 5,000 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students across its main campus in Poughkeepsie, its branch campus in Florence, Italy, and through various online programs. The timing of the transition is particularly meaningful as Marist approaches its centennial in 2029. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S.

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Generation Hope to Reach 3 Million Parenting Students by 2029

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Nicole Lynn Lewis founded Generation Hope in 2010, she realized that her organization could be the first place that parenting students are ever told “Yes.” “The Roughly one-in-five college students today are also parents. When we remove barriers, we see young parents and student parents do incredible things,” said Lewis. “We

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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate the standardized test requirement for applicants to the Class of 2029 and beyond, reports The Dartmouth. Lee Coffin The announcement was made via campus-wide email from Dartmouth President Dr. Sian Leah Beilock.

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Updates to Decades-Old New Federal Standards for Race, Ethnicity Data Will Change How Students are Counted

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Higher education leaders, institutions, and systems need data that are accurate, accessible, and disaggregated by race and ethnicity in ways that reflect the increasing diversity of today’s students. For example, Asian students can share their specific ancestry (e.g. Previously, MENA was included under the definition of White.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. Within a year, the number of students of color increased exponentially.

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The Financial Impact of College Closures

College Planners of America

Some students may choose to attend an associated college that has made an arrangement with their school. A student could spend their precious college years losing friends, mentors, coaches, and campus jobs. In 2022, more than 1 million fewer students were enrolled in college than were enrolled prior to the pandemic.

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The Financial Impact of College Closures

College Planners of America

Some students may choose to attend an associated college that has made an arrangement with their school. A student could spend their precious college years losing friends, mentors, coaches, and campus jobs. In 2022, more than 1 million fewer students were enrolled in college than were enrolled prior to the pandemic.