Operation: Admissions
Center for Student Opportunity's Executive Director, Matt Rubinoff, is quoted in this article on college admissions for Continental Airlines Magazine.
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Poll: When Choosing a College, High School Students Say Diversity Matters
A new poll indicates that minority high school students believe that racial diversity is one of the most important factors when deciding which college they will attend.
The poll, conducted by Widmeyer Communications, a public relations and marketing firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., reveals that 81 percent of minority high school students say that when choosing a college to attend, it is important that the college is diverse, or has students from a wide range of racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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CSO Partners with KnowHow2GO to Produce Inaugural Edition of College Access & Opportunity Guide
Bethesda, MD ? November 7, 2007 ? KnowHow2GO has joined with Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) to produce the inaugural edition of the College Access & Opportunity Guide. The Guide promises to be the first of its kind?a comprehensive college guidebook dedicated to promoting college opportunity for the traditionally underserved. The colleges and universities selected for inclusion in the Guide demonstrate an exceptional commitment to college access and retention and are profiled in light of the programs and opportunities they present for first-generation, low-income, and minority students.
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The Search for Authenticity
Newsweek College Guide '08 August 20-27, 2007,
A leading admissions dean explains what colleges really want. It's all about getting the complete picture of a student without packaging by consultants. Bruce Poch is the Dean of Admissions at Pomona College, a Center for Student Opportunity partner institution.
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Hispanic Students Hungry for College
Diverse Issues in Higher Education June 14, 2007,
Some 98 percent of Hispanic high school students say they want to attend college, according to a new study. But according to the 2004 U.S. Census Bureau report, only 25 percent of Hispanics are currently enrolled at the nation?s colleges and universities. Activists are now trying to bridge that gap by addressing the factors that impede Hispanic students from fulfilling their dream of pursing a higher education.
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Documentation for the Undocumented?
Inside Higher Ed, May 21, 2007
The plight of undocumented college students attracted virtually unprecedented attention in Congress last week, when Democratic and Republican Senate leaders, with President Bush?s backing, announced a comprehensive immigration reform package that would include a DREAM Act provision providing a path to permanent residency for college students and military personnel under 30 who came to the country illegally as children.
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Pre-College Programs Make the Difference For Many Low-Income Students
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Feb. 21, 2007
College access for low-income students is getting more attention following the report of U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' Commission on the Future of Higher Education.
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