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7/21/2015

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  • Research: Most Common Diversity Practice Targets Underserved Students to Apply

    Sometime during its 2015-2016 term the Supreme Court will be revisiting the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case, in which a white woman accused the school of discriminating against her on the basis of her race. Against that background, a new research project has examined the diversity strategies employed at 338 non-profit four-year institutions. Researchers at the American Council on Education's (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (CPRS) found that six out of 10 of the "most selective" institutions consider race in admissions.

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  • Report: Learning Commons Feature 6.8 Group-Collaboration Rooms on Average

    The average number of group-work rooms in college and university learning commons is 6.8, according to a new study.

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