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☆ The College Access Index Returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( David Leonhardt | More About David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court decision banning race-based affirmative action has thrust economic diversity to the center of the debate over college admissions. Many supporters of the old affirmative action see economic diversity as a way to continue creating racially diverse college classes, given the large racial gaps that exist in income and wealth. Given this background, my colleagues at The Times Magazine and I decided to shine a light on economic diversity at nearly 300 of the country’s most selective colleges, public and private. This morning, we’re publishing a measure we call the College Access Index. ‘They are there’A decade ago, Washington University in St. Louis was the least economically diverse college in the country.

Persons: Louis, Pell Organizations: Times, Washington University Locations: St

☆ Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | More About Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has announced that the state will send high-quality masks and rapid tests to school districts that request them. But in interviews, experts offered reassurances that the country will not see a return to the nightmarish scenarios of previous years. And although hospitalizations and deaths are increasing week by week, the numbers remain low, noted Gigi Gronvall, a biosecurity expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Hospital admissions for Covid increased by about 16 percent in the week ending Aug. 26, compared with the previous week. But the 17,400 new admissions were less than half the number in the same period last year, and about one-fifth the number in 2021.

Persons: Jill Biden, Kathy Hochul, Gigi Gronvall, Gronvall Organizations: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Locations: New York, Kentucky, Texas

☆ The Top U.S. Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( David Leonhardt | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As part of this week’s Education Issue of the magazine, The New York Times is publishing the College-Access Index, a list of the country’s most-selective universities ranked in order of economic diversity. For this updated version, we have measured economic diversity by analyzing the share of students receiving Pell Grants, which typically go to students from the bottom half of the income distribution. The list covers the 286 most-selective colleges in the country, defined by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges and other metrics. Here, you see each college’s Pell share for the entering class in 2020-21, compared with the 2010-11 share. Schools are listed in order of economic diversity as measured by share of the student body receiving Pell Grants.

Persons: Pell Organizations: The New York Times, College, Times, Barron’s, American Colleges, Berea College Locations: Kentucky

☆ Why Does Duke Have So Few Low-Income Students?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( David Leonhardt | Graphics Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

Duke students, she thought, seemed more well rounded than students on some other campuses. I think it was me being a little bit naïve.” Other Duke students who identify as F.G.L.I. At Duke — as well as elite colleges that admit more low-income students — their graduation rate tends to be similar to the overall graduation rate. Over the past decade, as other elite colleges paid more attention to low-income students, they wooed some who once might have attended Duke. “Duke students are really oriented to the world,” she said.

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☆ I'm a college-admissions expert. Don't join extracurriculars just so you have an impressive résumé — schools will see right through it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Steve Gardner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a college-prep expert, I've learned admissions officers are looking for memorable students. Instead, they should find their core values and work on projects that fit within those values. Recently, I've noticed a shift in what college-admissions officers are looking for in applications from students. Once a teen knows their core values, they can design a custom project that works to solve something violating those core values in their community. Each of these teens has a unique project that speaks directly to their core values — that also ignites their passion.

Persons: I've, doesn't, Brianna Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

It wasn’t until 2018 that the Archdiocese of New Orleans publicly identified Hecker as a suspected predator when it released its list of “credibly accused” priests. He is accused of choking the teen unconscious under the guise of performing a wrestling move and sexually assaulting him. The current archbishop, 73-year-old Gregory Aymond, has rebuffed calls by clergy abuse survivors to step down, saying he would not do so until canonically required to when he turns 75. “In my opinion, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is morally bankrupt, not financially bankrupt.”A New Orleans native, Hecker was ordained as an archdiocesan priest in 1958. Like the other secret church records, those emails remain under lock and key today.

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☆ Florida Expected to Approve Classical Exam as a Competitor to the SAT
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Classic Learning Test is the college admissions exam that most students have never heard of. An alternative to the SAT and ACT for only a small number of mostly religious colleges, the test is known for its emphasis on the Western canon, with a big dose of Christian thought. But on Friday, Florida’s public university system, which includes the University of Florida and Florida State University, is expected to become the first state system to approve the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, for use in admissions. “We are always seeking ways to improve,” said Ray Rodrigues, the chancellor of the State University System of Florida, noting that the system, which serves a quarter million undergraduates, was the largest in the country to still require an entrance exam. Ron DeSantis to shake up the education establishment, especially the College Board, the nonprofit behemoth that runs the SAT program.

Persons: ”, Ray Rodrigues, Ron DeSantis Organizations: ACT, University of Florida, Florida State University, State University System of, Gov, College Board Locations: State University System of Florida

The paid fellowships were designed in part to help support the recruitment of people of color, which major law firms have struggled for years to add to their partnership ranks. The fellowship consists of a paid summer-associate position, which in law firms often lead to full-time jobs that pay in the six figures after graduation, and a $50,000 stipend. Legal challenges against corporate diversity programs have increased in the wake of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling. The other law firm in Blum's crosshairs is Seattle-founded Perkins Coie, a more than 1,200-lawyer global law firm. It has a similar fellowship and has said it plans to defend itself, saying its commitment to diversity is "steadfast."

Persons: Edward Blum, Perkins, Morrison, Foerster, Blum, Keith Wetmore, Blum's, Perkins Coie, Nate Raymond, Alexia Garamfalvi, Richard Chang Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Harvard University, University of North, San, American Alliance for Equal Rights, Excellence, Harvard, Thomson Locations: University of North Carolina, Washington , U.S, San Francisco, Miami, Blum's crosshairs, Seattle, Boston

☆ Covid hospitalizations spike with new variant as school returns, U.S. readies vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The late summer Covid spike comes after a quiet year in which hospitalizations and deaths declined week after week since January. "We're living in a bit of a fantasy world where we're pretending Covid is not relevant," Birx told ABC in a podcast interview last week. Birx said those vaccines should have been released weeks ago to combat the predictable summer wave, adding the U.S. should already be developing new shots for January to target the emerging BA.2.86 variant. The updated shots should be effective at reducing severe disease and hospitalization from the variant, according to the agency. The first lady last caught Covid in August 2022 and the president tested positive in July of last year.

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☆ Serious traffic accidents due to marijuana use rise after legalization, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Documented marijuana-related traffic accidents that required treatment in an emergency room rose 475% between 2010 and 2021, the study found. Just after Canadian legalization in 2018, when marijuana stores and products were limited, researchers found a 94% increase in emergency room visits, Myran said. Car crashes involving weed were serious. Another issue is the rising potency of cannabis, Myran said. Canada’s lower-risk cannabis guidelines recommend not driving for at least 6 hours after using cannabis and avoiding cannabis and alcohol together.

Persons: ”, Daniel Myran, Myran, Marco Solmi, ” Myran, “, Solmi, —, ” Solmi, Robert Page II, Page, I’m, ” Page Organizations: CNN, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, JAMA, Traffic, NHTSA, Research, Highway, Transportation Safety Administration Locations: Canada, United States, Colorado

☆ Covid: How to check if expired tests still work as cases rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As Covid cases surge again in the U.S., Americans are digging out unused at-home tests that they stashed earlier on in the pandemic. If the date has not changed, the FDA advises against using expired tests. Public health experts say testing remains a critical tool for protection as Covid metrics climb. However, certain local health clinics and community sites still offer at-home tests to the public at no cost. Before buying new at-home tests, it wouldn't hurt to check if any expired ones sitting in your medicine cabinet are still safe to use.

Persons: Abbott's, Andrew Pekosz, Covid hospitalizations Organizations: Drug Administration, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CNBC, FDA, Centers for Disease Control Locations: Orlando, U.S

☆ Kaiser Permanente patients are siding with its workers as they vote on whether or not to strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementVoting is underway among 85,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers on whether or not to authorize what would be the largest healthcare strike in US history. But despite the possibility of an interruption to their healthcare, some Kaiser Permanente patients are siding with the workers. What the strike could mean for Kaiser Permanente patientsThe Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions represents employees across dozens of roles at the company, including admissions staff, cleaners, phlebotomists, surgery assistants, and others. Mike Blake/ReutersShort staffing prevents quality healthcare, Kaiser Permanente patients and workers sayShort-staffing is the No. Dardon said the union effort has received a significant amount of support from Kaiser Permanente patients.

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☆ Affirmative Action Is Over. Should Applicants Still Mention Their Race?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Jessica Cheung | More About Jessica Cheung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to find legal means of maintaining the levels of diversity they would like to see. Though barred from actively using race as a factor, they will still “see” race in signifiers such as name, ZIP code and, perhaps most notable, what students say about themselves in their essays. “Nothing in this opinion should be construed as prohibiting universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration or otherwise,” he wrote. Brenzel is currently a trustee at Morehouse College, where he is helping its board work through how the ruling will affect admissions. These supplemental prompts represent a new kind of diversity essay question, replacing the old kind that relied on a previous Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

Persons: John Roberts’s, ”, Roberts, Jeff Brenzel, Brenzel, Biden, Matthew McGann, —, ” McGann Organizations: Yale, Morehouse College, Amherst College, Black Student Union, Ivy League

☆ We Used A.I. to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Here’s How It Went.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Natasha Singer | More About Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Whether their use on college applications is ethical is the subject of fierce debate. As high school seniors begin working on their college applications, many are turning to A.I. While the chatbots are not yet great at simulating long-form personal essays with authentic student voices, I wondered how the A.I. So I used several free tools to generate short essays for some Ivy League applications.

Persons: Bard, chatbots ’, ChatGPT, Courtney Barnett Organizations: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Ivy League

☆ Opinion: Be a good IRL human in this time of anti-LGBTQ and other attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Raise voices and advocate for greater inclusion and school policies that protect rather than isolate or further marginalize students. LGBTQ+ students are heading back to school fearful and uncertain that they will be supported,” said Cheryl Greene, director of the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools program. Not all workplace policies are created equal, and workplaces must also comply with local laws that differ by geography. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align. Know the anti-discrimination workplace policies and best practices and ensure they align.

Persons: Allison Hope, CNN —, ”, Cheryl Greene, Justin Sullivan, Matthew Di Taranto, Mike Segar, Lorie Smith, Nicole Erkfitz, Erkfitz, ” Erkfitz, “ Organizations: New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Communications, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook, AMFM Healthcare Locations: New, Florida, AMFM Healthcare Northern Virginia

☆ A Saudi-Israel deal could dramatically reshape the Middle East — but don't expect it anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Saudi Arabia doesn't recognize Israel as a state and has refused to do so since the latter's independence in 1948. A deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia could dramatically reshape the geopolitics of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia wants military promisesAnother big challenge is what Saudi Arabia is demanding of Washington. But even if a security guarantee and more advanced weapons access demands are met, U.S. backing for a Saudi nuclear program is likely more challenging. Any deal on this is also complicated by the fact that Saudi Arabia has its own natural supplies of uranium and intends to mine them itself.

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☆ When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and the emergence of new variants of the virus, are prompting questions about whether Americans should start masking up again. One thing's for sure: People infected with Covid should wear masks around others to prevent the spread of the virus. That includes your personal risk level, Covid rates in your region and who you might make contact with, public health experts said. Newer Covid variants like the now-dominant EG.5, or "Eris," and a handful of XBB strains have fueled the rise. New Covid shots from Pfizer , Moderna and Novavax are slated to roll out in mid-September, and will likely provide robust protection against those variants.

Persons: Michael Nason, Donna Nason, Andrew Pekosz, Francesca Torriani, Pavitra, Axios Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CNBC, CDC, U.S, Pfizer, Moderna, University of California, University of Washington School of Medicine Locations: Bakersfield, Los Angeles , CA, California, U.S, Covid, San Diego

☆ Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Natasha Singer | More About Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rick Clark, the executive director of undergraduate admission at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his staff spent weeks this summer pretending to be high school students using A.I. The admissions officers each took on a different high school persona: swim team captain, Eagle Scout, musical theater performer. chatbot to produce the kind of extracurricular activity lists and personal essays commonly required on college applications. “Students on some level are going to have access to and use A.I.,” Mr. Clark said. “The big question is: How do we want to direct them, knowing that it’s out there and available to them?”

Persons: Rick Clark, Clark, ” Mr Organizations: Georgia Institute of Technology, Eagle Scout, —, Georgia Tech, “

☆ Applying to College? Here’s How A.I. Tools Might Hurt, or Help.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Natasha Singer | More About Natasha Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

I spent the last week talking with university officials, teachers and high school seniors about the dreaded college admissions essay. And I’ve been thinking a lot about how artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, which can manufacture school essays and other texts, might reshape the college application process. I was particularly interested to learn whether admissions officials were rejiggering their essay questions — or even reconsidering personal essays altogether. Amid a deluge of high school transcripts and teacher recommendations, admissions officers often use students’ writing samples to identify applicants with unique voices, experiences, ideas and potential. How might that change now that many students are using A.I.

Persons: chatbots Organizations: The Times

☆ Back-to-school US spending set to hit record high in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Kailyn Rhone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The National Retail Federation, a retail trade group, predicts spending will surpass $135 billion, an increase of more than $24 billion from last year. “The larger the school, the more they are needed,” said Leslie Sparacello, a school superintendent in Austin, Texas, whose former school required clear backpacks. Clear backpacks available on Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) marketplace are priced starting at $9.97, according to its website. A spokesperson said Walmart has recorded an increase in demand for clear backpacks in the last two back-to-school seasons, specifically in Texas, Florida and Mississipi. The company has a separate section for clear backpacks under its backpack category starting at $4.89.

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☆ Yale’s President Announces He Will Step Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Salovey, the president of Yale, announced Thursday that he will step down in June after 11 years in office, during which he increased the university’s endowment, student enrollment, and its racial, ethnic and economic diversity. A decade ago, the number of first-generation students was 12 percent. This year, Black students made up 14 percent of the class, 18 percent were Latino, 42 percent were white and 30 percent were Asian American. Image Peter Salovey, the president of Yale, in 2017. Credit... Kimberly White/Getty ImagesIn Dr. Salovey’s last year as president, elite colleges will confront a new admissions landscape. Yale University has resisted eliminating the preference and about 11 percent of the class of 2027 are legacies.

Persons: Peter Salovey, Kimberly White, Salovey’s Organizations: Yale, Grants, Yale University

☆ "Barbenheimer" makes waves for July's movie spending, but box office recovery still lags
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Amina Niasse | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - "Barbenheimer" - the twin-bill summer box office phenom - sure helped to drive U.S. consumers back to cinemas last month, but movie-going is still struggling to catch up to other recreational spending categories post-pandemic. While that helped long-suffering box office receipts, it made less of a splash for overall consumer spending when compared to larger categories like clothing and household furnishings, economists at Oxford Economics said. It made a big difference in the live-event spending area though, at least for the moment. This summer’s box office has been out of the ordinary with ticket sales for the season up $500 million from last summer’s sales, according to data firm Box Office Mojo. While other categories of live-event spending have fully recovered from the hit delivered by pandemic shutdowns, film attendance outlays remain at roughly 65% of their pre-COVID levels.

Persons: Mike Blake, Oppenheimer, Michael Pearce, Taylor, Amina Niasse, Dan Burns, Andrea Ricci Organizations: REUTERS, Commerce Department, Warner Bros, Oxford Economics, Graphics, Mojo, Sporting, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Gillette, Billboard, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Massachusetts

☆ 28-year-old's side hustle makes up to $113,500 per year—and it only costs $50 to start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It was 2017 and Osborne realized he could get paid to advise high school seniors on their college admissions essays. He went back to that mentor for help getting the side hustle off the ground. The upside: The side hustle costs almost nothing to start, he says. Here, Osborne details how he started and maintains his six-figure side hustle:CNBC Make It: Do you think your side hustle is replicable? How do you help students improve their essays without making it yours?

Persons: they've, Carter Osborne, Osborne, There's, you've, who's, I'm, I'd, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, Stanford University Locations: Seattle , Washington

☆ 2,300 student-loan borrowers are getting $72 million in debt wiped out after being 'cheated' by their school, Biden's Education Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Education Department announced $72 million in student-debt relief for 2,300 borrowers. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden's Education Department, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, announced it was canceling $72 million in student debt for 2,300 borrowers who it said were "cheated" by Ashford University, an online for-profit school based in San Diego. In 2022, a judge ruled that Ashford made 1.2 million misrepresentations to students and faced a civil penalty of $22.3 million. I want to thank the Biden-Harris Administration for changing the lives of thousands of former Ashford students today. Since Biden took office, his Education Department has taken a number of steps to provide debt relief to targeted groups.

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A lot of people have recently weighed in on legacy admissions, the preferential treatment given to the children of alumni in the college application process: President Biden. Officials at numerous colleges — some defending the practice, others calling to ditch it. The Education Department even opened a civil rights investigation last month into Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy. But what about the students who have benefited from the practice themselves, and were accepted by elite colleges in part because their parents are alumni? In the Opinion Video above, five recent university graduates, all legacies, wrestle with the advantages they enjoyed in the college admissions process.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Education Department, Harvard

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