Harnessing AI For Fairer Admissions: A Path to Equity in Higher Education

Key Takeaways · AI can reduce inherent biases in college admissions by analyzing patterns and outcomes systematically, helping human overseers identify and correct inconsistencies in the selection process. AI automates routine tasks, reduces human errors, and ensures thorough and impartial reviews of applications, benefiting underrepresented groups and democratizing access to higher education. Successful AI integration…

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Morning Docket: 06.27.24

* John Roberts ghosted the Senate. Delightful. [Slate] * Everyone wants to be a lawyer — even criminals. [Law.com] * More Fifth Circuit nonsense over a Securities and Exchange Commission rule change. [Law360] * Antonin Scalia gets a shout out in the Steve Bannon case. [Law and Crime] * How ideology played out in Murthy….

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Bangladesh “rising market” that could be key to diversifying – report

Shifting global student demand: Asia’s role in diversification, a report jointly written by the student recruitment platform and the global testing company, detailed how traditional and emerging markets have performed between 2019-2023, and how universities in the big four destinations can capitalise. Bangladesh’s numbers grew by 129% between 2019 and 2023 in the US Report…

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The morning read for Thursday, June 27

WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jun 27, 2024 at 9:05 am We’ll be live this morning at 9:30 a.m. EDT as the court releases opinions in one or more cases from the current term. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme…

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Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 27

LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Jun 27, 2024 at 8:29 am On Thursday, June 27, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.   Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 27, SCOTUSblog…

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First-year persistence and retention hit decade high

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Persistence rates among first-time students are the highest they have been in the past decade, according to a report released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Of first-year students who enrolled in fall…

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‘Like climbing up Mount Everest’: Financial aid professionals describe a grueling FAFSA season

Listen to the article 11 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The past few months have been trying for Saint Louis University’s student financial aid office, which worked overtime trying to process and distribute financial aid packages to prospective students.  Like financial aid administrators across the country, employees…

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