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To Improve College Access

Counselors' Corner

As we return to our students, and during a time when the world is focused on goal setting, what better time to look at our profession and consider the big-picture changes that would improve college access. Without them, the conversation with the students goes nowhere.

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Close the Gap Foundation Partners with Notion, ClickUp, and ProWritingAid to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

Close the Gap Foundation

Programs like the Fellowship are essential for addressing the opportunity and network gaps that persist for first-generation, low-income students. A recent analysis of the National Survey of Student Engagement — a survey of more than 55,000 undergraduates at 91 U.S.

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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shanna Smith Jaggars, assistant vice provost and director of the Student Success Research Lab at the Ohio State University, studies have shown that online learners make strategic choices about which courses to take virtually, typically saving more challenging ones for in-person, where accessing support might be easier.

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Admissions After the Supreme Court Ruling: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a unique move, Lafayette College announced that they would only consider up to six extracurricular activities , versus the maximum of ten that the Common Application allows students to list. These students often have less opportunity to try (and pay for) extracurriculars. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. Graduate school isn’t for everyone, as Yvette often reminds her clients.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Applications and enrollment are at record highs as is the diversity of the student body. Venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to NJIT to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real world experiences for top scholars at the Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university.

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., “The alarms are sounding for the U.S.,