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YCBK 329: DeSantis’s war on DEI in Florida’s public colleges; The Two Most Important Letters in College Admissions

YCBK 329: DeSantis’s war on DEI in Florida’s public colleges; The Two Most Important Letters in College Admissions

FromYour College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews


YCBK 329: DeSantis’s war on DEI in Florida’s public colleges; The Two Most Important Letters in College Admissions

FromYour College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

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Length:
135 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode you will hear:   (38:20) Mark and Dave discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to abolish all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at public schools in Florida. Next, they focus on the main article from the Georgia Tech Admission Blog, .   (58:10) Lisa will answer a question from Lee about helping a student with learning differences.   (01:12:36) Interview: Gus Resendiz discusses the pros and cons of cooperative education. Part 2 of 3   (01:28:02) Recommended Resource: The Ultimate Guide to HBCUs   (01:45:55) College Spotlight: Mark and Lynda discuss Mark’s visit to Scripps College in Claremont, California.   To leave a message for our “question from a listener” segment, visit our site. This is our preferred method to field questions; we’ll prioritize these requests. SpeakPipe isn’t just for asking questions; you can also: ·        Share encouragement or something in particular you like about an episode or the podcast ·        Let us know if you have constructive criticism on how we can improve the podcast ·        Tell us if there’s an article or a speaker you’d like to hear about on the podcast ·        Leave positive feedback for an interviewee. We’ll make sure it gets back to them. Upcoming interviews are below. Let us know if you have any questions related to these specific schools. Confirmed interviews not yet completed Bard-Mackie Siebens Rice University-Tamara Siler American University-Andrea Felder Pitzer College-Yvonne Berumen Chapman University-Marcela Meija-Martinez Connecticut College-Andy Strickler* Trinity College-Anthony Berry* College of the Atlantic-Heather Albert* Spelman College-Chelsea Holley* Scripps College-Victoria Romero* Saint Louis University-Daniel Wood-(Interview is about transfer admissions, Daniel is a transfer counselor) Colby College-Randi Arsenault* University of Georgia-David Graves* University of Minnesota-Keri Risic Cornell University-Jonathon Burdick Oberlin College-Manuel Carballo Carleton College-Art Rodriguez Swarthmore-Jim Bok Joy St. Johns-Harvard Duke-Christoph Guttentag Florida State-John Barnhill Southern Methodist University-Elena Hicks Johns Hopkins-Calvin Wise Cornell University-Shawn Felton Haverford College-Jess Lord UAspire-Brendan Williams Yale University-Moira Poe Akil Bello of Akilbello.com Bard College Baylor University Butler University California Institute of Technology-Ashley Pallie Colorado School of Mines Creighton University University of Puget Sound- Robin Aijian Dartmouth College-Lee Coffin Visit us at , where you can join our newsletter. You’ll also find our with timely and insightful articles on college admissions. This is also where you’ll find our , , and of each episode. We also have our and . Follow Mark on Twitter for the latest college admission news and podcast updates. Follow Mark Stucker on Twitter to get breaking college admissions news and updates about the podcast before they go live. We would be honored if you passed this podcast episode on to others who will benefit from the content in YCBK. Please subscribe to our podcast and if we’ve helped you, please subscribe and leave a positive review. This allows us to move up in Apple’s search feature so others can find our podcast. And do us a favor and share our podcast verbally and on social media. We would be most grateful! If you want input on what you like and what you recommend we change about our podcast, please complete our .   If you’d like to work with Mark, Lisa, or Lynda, text us at 404-664-4340. You can review our services at .
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Each Thursday, the "Your College-Bound Kid" podcast will discuss a hot college admissions article; answer a question from a listener; interview a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions, and do a Spotlight on a college. Every Monday, we will have a second episode with announcements and an interview with a "thought leader" in the world of college admissions or college life. YCBK combines in-depth knowledge and insights about college admissions with a lighthearted, easy-to-listen-to style.