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Talking Transfer: Carving Your Own Path! 

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

This week we welcome Transfer Program Manager, LaSean Price, to the blog. With over 15 years of experience working with and supporting transfer students, I’d like to offer some guidance and advice while you contemplate navigating this journey. Transferring from one college to another is more common than you may think.

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Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers?

EAB

Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? Kent State University’s Ted McKown joins EAB’s Allison Akalonu and Matt Sheldon to explore better ways to engage, recruit, and support incoming transfer students. EAB · Is Your School Doing Enough to Attract Transfers? We are joining you during National Transfer Student Week.

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Prison Education Should Serve as ‘Foundation’ for Reentry Plans: Report

BestColleges

Prison education should be the "foundation" of planning for reentry, according to a new report by the New England Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Prison. Prison education has been shown to decrease recidivism rates.

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A Message from a Graduating ILR Senior

Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

As a first-generation college student, I understand the challenges many students face, and I wanted to close some of the educational gaps in the community. This same passion for higher education led me to the ILR Ambassadors and later the chance to work for the ILR Admissions Office.

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Maryland HBCU Offers Incarcerated Students College Degrees

BestColleges

The link between education and recidivism is clear: the higher the education, the less likely the chance of recidivism, Dr. Charles Adams, Criminal Justice Department chair at Bowie State and co-director of the prison education initiative, told BestColleges. hour classes per week, according to Jackson.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. Through this transfer pathway, students will receive their associate degree enroute to their bachelor’s in business administration.

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What Are Pre-Orientation Programs?

BestColleges

Pre-orientation programs help incoming students transition into a higher education environment. In addition to creating a smoother transition for incoming students, pre-orientation programs provide insight into campus life and academic and social resources. Engaging incoming students in various social-learning activities.