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Harvard’s Porcellian Club: All You Need to Know

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Lifetime guest policy. This exclusivity sometimes led to criticism, particularly regarding the club’s lack of diversity and its exclusion of women and minorities. Gender discrimination The Porcellian Clubs all-male membership policy has faced significant criticism, especially as societal views on gender equality have shifted.

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Thinking Historically

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A: I’ve always had an interest in historical work—I spent some time doing a postdoc in bioethics because I wanted to learn how to take the historical work and arguments that I was making, and apply them in a way that might impact what people were doing on the ground, or maybe shape policies. 2006 Ellen D.

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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

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Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. Indeed, in its origins, it was most closely linked to employment, rather than education.

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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

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A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. The recent Supreme Court decision to ban race-conscious admissions has reinvigorated debates around legacy admissions.

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Law, Medical School Diversity Grows Ahead of Affirmative Action Ban

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Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. A decade ago, only about 28% of first-year law students were racial or ethnic minorities. Despite such growth in student diversity, minorities in the legal profession remain underrepresented in the U.S.

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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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The federal government awarded a dozen minority-serving institutions (MSIs) $18.8 The program — dormant since its creation in 2008 — supports teacher preparation programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and other MSIs. The Augustus F.

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How to Write the Wake Forest Supplement 2024-2025

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These students have access to more than 50 majors, more than 60 minors, and more than 60% of students take part in an academic study abroad experience. Wake Forest has been test optional since May of 2008, meaning that they don’t require the SAT or ACT as part of your application.