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In this engaging session, seven distinguished educators from diverse institutions will come together to share their experiences in advancing interdisciplinary practices within higher education. Each speaker will present a unique program or project that exemplifies their commitment to integrating multiple disciplines to address complex societal challenges.
Photo showing: Qian Ye
Photo: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair
Ever Higher: The Campaign for Westminster College celebration with 1852 Legacy Society members on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012
Young People into Higher Education, AimHigher activites at SEEVIC College (Official SEEVIC Photo by Andrew Westoby) www.seevic-college.ac.uk
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Over the last several years, new policies have been enacted to make higher education more equitable. Roughly 100 colleges and universities have reached out to lower and moderate-income students with more generous financial aid packages. Likewise, the Obama Administration has recently boosted funding for Pell Grants and community colleges. But is stratification increasing or decreasing in higher education? Moreover, with a new legal challenge to racial preferences at the University of Texas possibly headed to the Supreme Court, what is the future of affirmative action and what alternative forms may it take in coming years?