Access

Only a few of the jobs with the largest projected increases in employment require a college education, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' publication, Tomorrow's Jobs. Hardly any require mathematics and science proficiency or skill at using computers. Does BLS' survey of businesses undermine the frequently encountered assertion that in…

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Percentage of Part-Time Faculty Affects Completion Rates at Community Colleges

A new study by Dan Jacoby from the University of Washington has found that community colleges with the highest proportion of full-time faculty have the highest program completion…

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New Research Center to Focus on Access and Drop-Out at Two-Year Colleges

A new postsecondary research center announced yesterday that it will study college access and completion at two-year institutions. The National Center for Postsecondary Research…

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New Scholarship at University of Washington Will Cover Tuition of Low-Income Students

The University of Washington (UW) announced a new financial aid initiative yesterday that will provide "last dollar" scholarships to low-income in-state students. Under the…

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Tufts University seems to be going backwards on student body diversity. Last year, 90 African-American applicants accepted an admissions offer from Tufts. This year, the number is 52, meaning that…

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Pelosi discusses Democrats' plan to increase the affordability of higher education

In a speech yesterday, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, promised to make higher education more…

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Another victory for college access equality: the University of Virginia has ended binding early decision following the example of its peers Harvard and Princeton.Three elite universities, one conclusion: the early admissions process…

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Five years after a seminal Atlantic Monthly article broke the story about the widespread and pernicious use of early decision admission systems, Harvard University dropped its early admissions program. This week, Princeton followed suit. Good for Harvard, good for Princeton, and good for the…

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