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Direct linkAngela C. Lofaro – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The landscape of American higher education is becoming more competitive each year. Discussions about equity and increasing access to underrepresented student groups grows each year, particularly regarding the role of standardized testing. Some research has shown the SAT and ACT exams, the two primary college entrance exams used in the United…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, College Admission
Download full textDouglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2020
On May 21, 2020, the University of California (UC) Board of Regents unanimously approved the suspension of the standardized test requirement (ACT/SAT) for all California freshman applicants until fall 2024. UC plans to create a new test that better aligns with the content the University expects students to have mastered for college readiness.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, College Students, Minority Group Students
Bussey, Karen; Dancy, Kimberly; Gray Parker, Alyse; Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2021
In signing the Higher Education Act of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson described education as "the most important door that will ever open." Earning a college credential can mean a better living and a better life for students and their families. But to earn that credential, students must first navigate the admissions process. Education…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Higher Education, Equal Education, Admission Criteria
