Admissions Plan Goes beyond Numbers

Autor/in	Hoover, Eric
Titel	Admissions Plan Goes beyond Numbers
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2007) 3, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; Affirmative Action; Scholarships; Admission Criteria; Summer Programs; College Admission; Access to Education; Student Motivation; Socioeconomic Status; Student Diversity; Student Financial Aid; Student Recruitment; Selective Admission + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scholarship; Stipendium; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Sommerkurs; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schulische Motivation; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Bildungsselektion
Abstract	Northeastern University's Torch Scholars Program is designed to seek out first-generation students who would not qualify under the university's regular admissions process. The scholarships go to motivated students who have shown determination in overcoming personal challenges. Northeastern believes the experiment will enhance the socioeconomic diversity of its campus in a way that traditional achievement-based scholarships could not. Officials hope it might serve as a national model for colleges that are scrambling to recruit more disadvantaged students even as affirmative action comes under increased legal scrutiny. This article describes the process by which Torch Scholars are selected and discusses reactions from participating students and others in the higher education community. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10