admissions
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September 20, 2023
Study shows holistic admissions boost college success, diversity
A U-M study found that universities that have adopted holistic admissions practices tend to be fairer to students from many different varying high schools and neighborhoods.
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June 29, 2023
Statement on affirmative action ruling by U.S. Supreme Court
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on race-conscious college admissions policies, U-M remains committed to fostering a broadly diverse learning environment, student body and campus community.
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November 14, 2022
UM-Flint unveils transfer student guaranteed admission program
UM-Flint will offer guaranteed admission to all applicants who have already earned either an associate of arts or associate of science degree from any regionally accredited college or university.
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August 4, 2022
University files amicus brief in support of Harvard, UNC
U-M has filed an amicus brief supporting Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a lawsuit looking to remove the consideration of race in college and university admissions.
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February 23, 2022
Rackham to stop using GRE test in its Ph.D. admissions
The Rackham Graduate School will discontinue using the Graduate Record Examination general test in Rackham Ph.D. admissions decisions, beginning with the 2022-23 admissions cycle.
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November 8, 2021
Admissions lotteries could negatively impact certain groups
Simulations of random-draw lotteries for college admissions conducted in a new study find dramatic and negative potential effects of lotteries on the admission of students of color, low-income students and men.
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October 21, 2021
U-M’s 2021 fall enrollment tops 50,000 for first time
U-M welcomed its largest-ever class of first-year students this fall, helping to push the Ann Arbor campus’ overall student body past 50,000 students for the first time in university history.
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October 23, 2020
U-M undergraduate enrollment steady for fall 2020
In a year marked by a global pandemic, national recession and international travel restrictions, undergraduate enrollment at U-M’s Ann Arbor campus increased slightly this fall compared to last fall.
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January 13, 2020
No admittance: The story of U-M’s first female applicants
When Sarah Burger sought admission to U-M in 1858, her application ultimately resulted in the Board of Regents deciding it was in women’s best interests that they not be admitted.
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May 20, 2019
Campus briefs
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