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NIL Deals Lack Equity for Women College Athletes

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Just 34% of collectives create name, image, and likeness deals for women college athletes, a new report found. Fifty-one years after the passage of Title IX, women continue to fight for equal opportunities. NIL deals are not yet equitable, compensating women less than men. Women student-athletes are profitable.

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As AI Replaces Jobs, Here Is the Impact It Will Have on College Women

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College women can beat the odds through upskilling, training, and utilizing AI as a resource in their work. Nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, and employers should also provide mentorship and career opportunities for early-career women graduating from college.

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Survey Finds Women of Color Represent Just Over a Tenth of College Presidents

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The percentage of women presidents at U.S. colleges and universities has increased by 12 percentage points since 2001. Yet, women still only account for about a third of university presidents as of 2022. Only 52% of Black women report struggling with this compared to 75% of Latina women and 74% of white women.

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Many More Women Than Men Applied to Brown University’s Class of 2027

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For years, the trend in college admissions has been moving toward more women than men applying to colleges. In particular for applicants to the college Class of 2027, every Ivy League school except Cornell had a majority female applicant pool. Why is this important?

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Many More Women Than Men Applied to Brown University’s Class of 2027

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For years, the trend in college admissions has been moving toward more women than men applying to colleges. In particular for applicants to the college Class of 2027, every Ivy League school except Cornell had a majority female applicant pool. Why is this important?

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CU Boulder Engineering Has One of the Highest Percentages of Female First-Years in the Country

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The university's College of Engineering and Applied Science is 41% female, up 27 percentage points from two decades ago. While there has been a significant increase in women's representation in STEM, gender disparity persists. For comparison, women make up just 20% of U.S. Census Bureau. Addressing global challenges.

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Meet BestColleges’ Black Women in STEM Scholarship Winners

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Black women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields face barriers along the way that their peers often don't. And these barriers may be why, when deciding on majors and future careers, many Black women in college decide not to pursue degrees in STEM.