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Posse Scholarship Guide

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Today, Posse partners with 64 colleges and universities in over 20 cities across the United States. Deborah Bials work with the Posse Foundation was also honored with a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2007. What does it take to become a Posse Scholar? Theres a unique selection process that looks beyond grades and test scores.

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Georgia HBCU Alumni File Lawsuit, Accuse State and University System of Underfunding

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The state of Georgia owes Fort Valley State University over $603 million, according to the federal government. Alumni from Fort Valley State University, Savannah State University, and Albany State University are suing the state Board of Regents and the state of Georgia, alleging they have underfunded the schools.

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Colleges Offer Courses in Klingon and Dothraki. Yes, Really.

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Only about 1,000 people speak Esperanto as their native language, Grant Goodall, professor of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego, told BestColleges. He learned Esperanto at age 13 and has taught it at UC San Diego and San Francisco State University. Worldwide, anywhere between 750,000 and 2 million people speak it.

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AANHPI in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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3] Check Roughly 93% of Asian college students were first- or second-generation immigrants as of 2007-2008. [4] 3] Check Roughly 93% of Asian college students were first- or second-generation immigrants as of 2007-2008. [4] 1] Check Over half of Laotians (56%), Cambodians (55%), Burmese (65%), and Bhutanese (75%) in the U.S.

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Medical Schools in Texas: How to Get In (2024)

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Notably, Texas medical schools tend to have relatively low tuition —this is especially true for in-state students but applies to out-of-state students, too. On top of this, Texas as a whole has a low cost of living, and many Texas medical schools have strong reputations and support a wide variety of communities across the state.

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How Hard Is It to Get Into Dental School?

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Changing dental school acceptance rates Highest acceptance rate: 2002 (58% of applicants got in) Lowest acceptance rate: 2007 (33.6% After all, of the many challenges that becoming a dentist presents, getting into dental school is among the most significant and consequential. Why is this the case?

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Three Universities, National Science Foundation Take on AI’s Trustworthiness

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The National Science Foundation granted the institute $20 million as one of seven new AI institutes. The lead institutions are the University of Maryland (UMD), The George Washington University (GW), and Morgan State University, one of the country's historically Black colleges and universities.