Though recent attention from the U.S. Department of Justice has called into question the legality of admission into colleges based on race, a variety of identities still affect your individual chances of getting into a college that would not be reflected in the average acceptance rate. For examp...
ACCEPTING UNCERTAINTY: FISHER V. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND RACE-CONSCIOUS COLLEGE ADMISSIONSFRANCIS, VERNON L.Journal of College & University Law
this study explores the effects of traditional culture (filial piety, parental attitudes toward homosexuality, and attitudes toward sexuality) and social changes accompanying modernization (intergroup contact and exposure to homosexuality in the media) on attitudes toward homosexuality as well as gay and l...
Our results demonstrated that students develop more accepting attitudes toward LGB persons when they enroll in diversity courses, interact across race, or interact with LGB peers. In addition, we found that students' thoughts about their identity in college as well as their comfort around LGB ...
Applying beyond the traditional deadline may also mean students have to expedite actions on their end. "Outside of some of the most selective institutions, many of us are still accepting and working with applicants," Harvey Werner, director of undergraduate and international admissions atLoyola Univ...
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In the new survey, the question about using race in admissions, worded without context about whom it would help, drew little support. Asked if they think it is “fair, unfair or neither fair or unfair for colleges and universities to make decisions about admitting s...
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Participants also discussed that accepting the challenge has allowed them to see the growth of their competence. One journaled that “I was challenged by the class in a good way and found myself trying to push to see how far I could go with it” (10621-3F). Another claimed that “I ...