Inside Higher Ed: Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut
“The arguments against [the bill] grow thinner by the minute,” she said. “It seems like kind of a last stand for legacy’s defenders.”...
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Connecticut
Mar 20
Public News Service: CT legacy admissions bill to be voted on by state Senate
By Edwin J. Viera Senate Bill 203 initially called to end legacy admissions but it has been modified to include a provision ending...
Mar 18
Hartford Courant: CT lawmakers consider outlawing preference for 'white and wealthy' in college admissions.
According to federal admission data compiled by the Education Reform Now Connecticut six of Connecticut's 23 four-year colleges give...
Mar 14
STATEMENT: ERN CT Applauds Higher Education Committee Vote to End Legacy Preference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2024 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org ERN CT Applauds Higher Education Committee Vote to...
Mar 1
CT Insider: Private colleges defend legacy admissions CT lawmakers are seeking to ban
"Maintaining this preference in admissions for the children of alumni is a form of systemic racism," Dowell wrote. "It’s a tactic...
Feb 23
CT Insider: Yale reinstates standardized test requirement for first year and transfer student admissions
Amy Dowell executive director of the nonprofit Education Reform Now CT, said she understood Yale's resoning for bringing back...
Feb 9
Public News Service: CT General Assembly considers eliminating legacy admissions
By Edwin J. Viera Connecticut is considering ending legacy admissions -- the practice of giving preference to family members of alumni --...
Jan 22
CT Insider: CT could become first state to ban legacy admissions in higher education: 'A practice of the past'
Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions at both public and private universities, under a bill...
Jan 18
2024 Update on Legacy Preference
Legacy Preference is the admissions practice of giving a weighted advantage to college applicants with family members who are alumni. It...
Jan 16
ERN CT Testimony Before the CT Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS Nicki Golos, Deputy Director Education Reform Now CT January 16, 2024 Chairperson...
Oct 24, 2023
Trinity Tripod: CT Law Requires Colleges... to Provide Transcripts to Students, Alumni w/... Debt
Research conducted by the Connecticut chapter of Education Reform Now found that in 2022, every single institution of higher education in...
Oct 4, 2023
CT Public: A new CT law lets students with college debt get transcripts. Some say it doesn’t go far
'We as a state must make it easier for people to go back and finish their degrees,' said Amy Dowell, executive director of Education...
Jun 8, 2023
Legislature Passes Ban on the Transcript Trap in Higher Ed
In 2022, ERN CT conducted research finding that 100% of Connecticut four-year colleges engage in the practice of withholding college...
May 31, 2023
CT Mirror: CT legislature votes to stop colleges from withholding transcripts over debt
If signed into law, Connecticut would be the ninth state to pass a law that prevents colleges and universities from withholding student...
May 19, 2023
Journal Inquirer - Report: State’s colleges have higher tuition, lower completion rates than peers
The authors of the ERN CT report say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of funding at CT’s public universities... 'A lot...
May 18, 2023
WSHU - Sound Bites: High-tuition Connecticut colleges have low graduation rates
Good morning. Connecticut’s state colleges with higher tuitions have lower degree completion rates among low-income students, according...
May 17, 2023
Stamford Advocate: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
Register Citizen: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report show
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
The Hour: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report show
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
News-Times: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
New Haven Register-CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
Middletown Press: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
May 17, 2023
Greenwich Time: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows
The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...
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