NACAC's Admitted

JUNE 28, 2023

Now that the pandemic is receding in the distance, colleges and other stakeholders must begin the hard work of assessing whether the switch to test-optional admission will produce hoped-for improvements to equity, a process that will require careful examination.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

The 2021 task force also noted that simply going test-optional or test-free will not in and of itself universally improve equity. EqRC is studying the implications of equity in admission for historically excluded populations. How and why did institutions decide whether to go test-optional (and, if so, in what form)?

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. This included not overloading students with courses when they also had jobs and family obligations.

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COE

APRIL 10, 2024

My Journey of Resilience and Gratitude for TRIO Student Support Services April 10, 2024 Fast forward 16 years, I now have a master’s degree, a house I bought myself, a non-profit I co-founded that supports women and girls locally, and a career counseling practice I’m proud of. They indeed held me down, and I’m forever grateful.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

During his two decades of leadership, Casteen oversaw significant increases in the enrollment of women, international students, and students from underrepresented minority groups. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1943, Casteen's journey in higher education began as a first-generation college student at UVA.

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Active Minds

AUGUST 21, 2023

When she feels low and needs a reset, she enjoys reading, journaling, taking walks, meditation, yoga, and writing poetry for self-care. She even started her own nonprofit, Beyond Taiwan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way.

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