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Community Colleges
Walsh College Becomes First Institution to Partner with Detroit Promise
Walsh College announced a partnership with Detroit Promise to offer an opportunity for community college students to complete a four-year degree tuition-free. This is the first institution to collaborate with Detroit Promise, which covers tuition after financial aid at either a community college or four-year university. In order to qualify for the promise program, students […]
January 8, 2020
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University of California System Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
The University of California system was hit with a civil rights lawsuit last week over required standardized testing. The plaintiffs – four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District – accused University of California regents of knowingly putting student of color and students with disabilities at a disadvantage by requiring the SAT or ACT from applicants.
December 19, 2019
Students
University of California Regents Sued Over Use of SAT, ACT Scores in Admissions
The University of California Board of Regents faces lawsuits from four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District for their use of SAT and ACT test scores during the admissions process, according to the Public Counsel. According to the lawsuit, the University of California system is “knowingly creating barriers to higher education for […]
December 10, 2019
News Roundup
UC System Threatened With Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
A group of students and community organizations are threatening to sue the University of California system for requiring standardized test scores in its admissions process, citing concerns about inequity. The coalition includes three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District. Lawyers representing the group sent a letter to the system on Tuesday, arguing […]
October 30, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Nonprofit Aims to Support Latino Students Up Through First Career Job Offer
Attaining a higher education in the U.S. can be very challenging, especially for those who face socioeconomic and language barriers. Latino U College Access (LUCA), a nonprofit organization is working to increase college enrollment and completion among first-generation Latino youth.
October 3, 2019
Opinion
Huffman’s Wrist Tap Should Be Harder; Think of Crystal Mason
Many people are upset about the sentencing of Felicity Huffman, the prime time star in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal. Fourteen days? That’s it?Immediately, stories of people of color like Crystal Mason surfaced.
September 22, 2019
News Roundup
Felicity Huffman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Admissions Scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman, who pleaded guilty for her role in the college admissions scandal, was sentenced to 14 days in prison on Friday. Huffman is required to report to prison by Oct. 25. The former Desperate Housewives star will also have to pay a fine of $30,000 and complete 250 hours of community service. In 2017, Huffman […]
September 13, 2019
Opinion
Diversity, Thy Name is…Canada? And R.I.P. Adversity Scores—Was it Such a Bad Idea?
The SAT folks took the easy way out on the so called “Adversity Score” proposal. After announcing the plan to come up with a simple tool to help evaluate admissions candidates, the College Board caved to criticism and dropped the idea.
September 6, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
University Changes Minimum Standardized Test Scores
The University of Wyoming has changed its college entrance test score requirements, setting a new minimum score for student applicants, according to an Associated Press story. Before, high school graduates with GPAs of 2.5 to 2.99 were not required to submit tests. Now, the university requires them to have a minimum score of 900 out […]
August 28, 2019
News Roundup
College Board Replaces Controversial ‘Adversity Score’ on SAT
The College Board has retracted its Environmental Context Dashboard, which attempted to factor a students’ backgrounds into their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results. The dashboard, also called an ‘adversity score,’ was created in response to research that indicated that standardized test scores don’t reflect unequal access to high-quality education and test tutoring, or a student’s […]
August 27, 2019
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Report: An SAT-Only Admissions Process Would Make Colleges Less Diverse
If America’s top 200 colleges admitted applicants based on their SAT scores alone, more than half of the enrolled students would have to leave, and those remaining, with scores higher than 1250, would be less racially diverse and slightly more affluent. That’s a key finding in a report released this week by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
June 24, 2019
Opinion
Ignoring Race and Privilege: How The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score Missed the Mark
Adverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-taker’s score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an “adversity score,” highlighted the disadvantages of adversity, while ignoring the advantages of privilege. In doing so, the College Board treats adversity as a handicap to be accommodated, while missing an opportunity to address a myriad of noncognitive factors that make SAT scores either lower or higher than they should be for different racial and ethnic groups, and socio-economic statuses.
June 11, 2019
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