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‘Celebrating disability pride and dignity’
A recent gift from alumna Heather Fath (C’97) helps Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center meet the needs of disabled students, faculty, and staff, and celebrate the vibrancy, contributions, and diversity of disability culture.
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March 15, 2024
SAT now all-digital, an hour shorter
The College Board says its new, fully digital, shorter SAT analyzes student performance and provides exam questions that meet each students’ skill level.
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Transforming how students learn
To boost academic success and support students from historically underrepresented groups, the University of Georgia is training faculty to adopt an active learning model in their classrooms.
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Anti-DEI policies, wage disparities may hinder Latine academic, economic success
Latina women are graduating from college at higher rates than the overall Latine population but are still paid less than their college-educated counterparts. The shuttering of campus diversity, equity, and inclusion programs might worsen these disparities for Latine students overall.
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Students affected by war in Ukraine find support, community at Georgetown
Recipients of the Gracias Family Sunflower Current Use Scholarship, which supports students whose lives have been disrupted by the war in Ukraine, reflect on the opportunities they have found at Georgetown University, and how they are preparing to help rebuild their homeland.
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Report: Invest in higher ed, career prep to open more equitable pathways to good rural jobs
Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce finds that rural adults are just as likely as urban adults to have good jobs, many in blue-collar occupations that do not require a college degree. While that employment outlook may dampen enthusiasm for college, researchers caution that higher education is essential to creating economic opportunity.
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Can data science prepare high school students for success?
After shifting guidance from the group that sets admissions criteria for California’s public universities, educators are debating the benefits and drawbacks of allowing students to substitute data science for Algebra II when it comes to engagement and college preparation.
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